Sentences with phrase «insect herbivory»

Couture, J.J. et al. (2015) Insect herbivory alters impact of atmospheric change on northern temperate forests, Nature Plants, 10.1038 / nplants.2015.16

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.