The distribution of herbivores between leaves matches their performance only in the absence of competitors
Abstract Few studies have tested how plant quality and the presence of competitors interact in determining how herbivores choose between different leaves within a plant. We investigated this in two herbivorous spider mites sharing tomato plants: Tetranychus urticae, which generally induces plant def...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6547 |