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Historic exposure to herbivores, not constitutive traits, explains plant tolerance to herbivory in the case of two Medicago species (Fabaceae).
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Jun 2021
Capó Miquel, Roig-Oliver Margalida, Cardona Carles, Cursach Joana, Bartolomé Jordi, Rita Juan, Baraza Elena
Abstract excerpt
Mechanisms that allow plants to survive and reproduce after herbivory are considered to play a key role in plant evolution. In this study, we evaluated how tolerance varies in species with different historic exposure to herbivores considering ontogeny. We exposed the range-restricted species Medicago citrina and its closely related and widespread species M. arborea to one and two herbivory simulations (80 %...
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