Under conditions of competition for light, which lead to the inactivation of the photoreceptor phytochrome B (phyB), the growth of shade-intolerant plants is promoted and the accumulation of direct anti-herbivore defenses ...

We developed metrics at a landscape scale to evaluate the costs and rewards experienced by large herbivores while foraging in natural vegetation with patchy anti-herbivore plant structures. We show an application of these ...

We assessed leafing patterns (rate, timing, and duration of leafing) and leaf traits (leaf longevity, leaf mass per area and leaf-chemistry) in four co-occurring evergreen shrubs of the genus Larrea and Chuquiraga (each ...

This work focuses on the structural defenses of the two dominant spiny shrub species of the Patagonian shrub-grass steppe. We compared the amount of structural defenses (spines and thorns) of Mulinum spinosum (Cav.) Pers. ...

Herbivory can trigger physiological processes resulting in leaf and whole plant functional changes. The effects of chronic infestation by an insect on leaf traits related to carbon and nitrogen economy in three Prunus avium ...

Several secondary metabolites are associated with plant resistance against herbivores. Cassava genotypes present a wide variety of metabolites with insecticidal potential, but little is known about the identity of these ...

Stryphnodendron adstringens is a common Cerrado tree that possesses extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) on its leaves, which are located at the base and apex of the rachis and along the secondary veins. The position of EFNs and ...