The bigger the better? Vigour of the exotic host plant Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) affects herbivory

The Plant Vigour Hypothesis states that herbivores preferentially feed on the most vigorous plants within a plant population and/or the most vigorous modules within a plant. The goal of this study was to evaluate how shoot size (as an indication of module vigour) affects leaf herbivo...

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Main Authors: Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Jarcilene Silva de Almeida, Maria Fernanda Vicente Rodrigues-Menelau, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, Samuel Novais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-09-01
Series:Neotropical Biology and Conservation
Online Access:https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/55148/download/pdf/