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Interspecific variation of plant traits associated with resistance to herbivory among four species of Ficus (moraceae).
Annals of botany - 1 Sept 2004
Xiang Hui, Chen Jin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To understand the defensive characteristics of interspecies varieties and their responses to herbivory damage, four species of Ficus plants (Ficus altissima, F. auriculata, F. racemosa and F. hispida) were studied. They were similar in life form, but differed in successional stages. Of these, Ficus altissima is a late successional species, F. hispida is a typical pioneer and F. auriculata and...
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