Changes in white oak (Quercus alba) phytochemistry in response to periodical cicadas: Before, during, and after an emergence

Abstract Periodical cicadas have mass emergences once every 13 or 17 years. Plants may need to upregulate defense production in response to an emergence. Defense production is energetically expensive, so plants may downregulate their production after periodical cicada populations dissipate. We exami...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Perkovich, David Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-04-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8839