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Evolutionary ecology of Datura stramonium: equal plant fitness benefits of growth and resistance against herbivory.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Jan 2003
Valverde P L, Fornoni J, Núñez-Farfán J
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated how natural selection act upon two proposed alternatives of defence (growth and resistance) against natural enemies in a common garden experiment using genetic material (full-sibs) from three populations of the annual plant Datura stramonium. Genetic and phenotypic correlations were used to search for a negative association between both alternatives of defence. Finally, the presence/absence...
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