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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-09-01
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Series: | Neotropical Biology and Conservation |
Online Access: | https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/55148/download/pdf/ |