Confirmation bias leads to overestimation of losses of woody plant foliage to insect herbivores in tropical regions
Confirmation bias, i.e., the tendency of humans to seek out evidence in a manner that confirms their hypotheses, is almost overlooked in ecological studies. For decades, insect herbivory was commonly accepted to be highest in tropical regions. By comparing the data collected blindly (when the observ...
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PeerJ Inc.
2014-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/709.pdf |