Browsing College of Agriculture by Subject "herbivory"
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Effects of inbreeding in Mimulus guttatus on tolerance to herbivory in natural environments
(2019-12-19)
Inbreeding, which is common in plants, may increase the vulnerability of. populations to natural enemies. Similarly, natural enemies may increase the expression of inbreeding depression in their hosts, resulting in altered ...
The evolution of omnivory in heteropteran insects
(2019-12-19)
Although omnivory is common and widespread across many animal taxa, the evolutionary origin of omnivory, the selective forces that promote or constrain omnivory, and the morphological, physiological, and behavioral hurdles ...
Micro- and Macroevolutionary Trade-Offs in Plant-Feeding Insects
(2022-10-14)
A long-standing hypothesis asserts that plant-feeding insects specialize on particular host plants because of negative interactions (trade-offs) between adaptations to alternative hosts, yet empirical evidence for such ...
Plant defense theory provides insight into interactions involving inbred plants and insect herbivores
(2019-12-19)
Inbreeding in the form of self-fertilization is widespread among plants and typically results in broad, detrimental changes in plant morphology and physiology. Phenotypic changes associated with inbreeding are likely to ...