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After
insect herbivory, defense signals traveled rapidly from plant to plant via the dodder network, even over large distances,» Jianqiang Wu explained.
Not exact matches
It covers all infectious agents that attack plants and abiotic disorders, but does not include
herbivory by
insects, mammals, etc..
«Our native Phragmites in North America is getting hammered by both native and introduced
insects, whereas the invasive Phragmites in North America suffers far less
herbivory than it does in its native Europe,» she said.
At each site Meyerson and Cronin measured plant biomass and defenses against herbivores and quantified
insect damage by galling, chewing and sucking (aphids)
insects to measure the effects of
herbivory on Phragmites fitness.
While the
insect benefits from its camouflage, the tree (presumably) suffers increased
herbivory.
«We've known for a long time that herbivores do eat other
insects, but so far people studying
herbivory have kind of ignored that because it's a lot easier to put herbivores in a neat bin in which they only eat plants,» says Michigan State University ecologist William Wetzel, who did not participate in the study.
I am specifically interested in behavioral adaptations of herbivorous
insects that may have adaptive functions in foraging, and have begun exploring nocturnal
herbivory as one potential mechanism.