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Intraspecific variation in plant economic traits predicts trembling aspen resistance to a generalist insect herbivore.
Oecologia - 1 May 2022
Morrow Clay J, Jaeger Samuel J, Lindroth Richard L
Abstract excerpt
Patterns of trait expression within some plant species have recently been shown to align with the leaf economics spectrum paradigm. Resistance to herbivores is also expected to covary with leaf economics traits. We selected 36 mature Populus tremuloides genotypes in a common garden to assess whether aspen leaf economics patterns follow those observed among species globally. We also evaluated leaf economics...
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