Evolution of resistance and tolerance to herbivores: testing the trade-off hypothesis

Background. To cope with their natural enemies, plants rely on resistance and tolerance as defensive strategies. Evolution of these strategies among natural population can be constrained by the absence of genetic variation or because of the antagonistic genetic correlation (trade-off) between them....

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Main Authors: Eunice Kariñho-Betancourt, Juan Núñez-Farfán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/789.pdf