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Lobelia siphilitica plants that escape herbivory in time also have reduced latex production.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Parachnowitsch Amy L, Caruso Christina M, Campbell Stuart A, Kessler André
Abstract excerpt
Flowering phenology is an important determinant of a plant's reproductive success. Both assortative mating and niche construction can result in the evolution of correlations between phenology and other reproductive, functional, and life history traits. Correlations between phenology and herbivore defence traits are particularly likely because the timing of flowering can allow a plant to escape herbivory. To test...
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