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Genetics-based interactions among plants, pathogens, and herbivores define arthropod community structure.
Ecology - 1 Jul 2015
Busby Posy E, Lamit Louis J, Keith Arthur R, Newcombe George, Gehring Catherine A, Whitham Thomas G, Dirzo Rodolfo
Abstract excerpt
Plant resistance to pathogens or insect herbivores is common, but its potential for indirectly influencing plant-associated communities is poorly known. Here, we test whether pathogens' indirect effects on arthropod communities and herbivory depend on plant resistance to pathogens and/or herbivores, and address the overarching interacting foundation species hypothesis that genetics-based interactions among a few...
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