Specialist Insect Herbivore and Light Availability Do Not Interact in the Evolution of an Invasive Plant.

Release from specialist insect herbivores may allow invasive plants to evolve traits associated with decreased resistance and increased competitive ability. Given that there may be genetic trade-off between resistance and tolerance, invasive plants could also become more tolerant to herbivores. Alth...

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Main Authors: Zhijie Zhang, Xiaoyun Pan, Ziyan Zhang, Kate S He, Bo Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4583994?pdf=render