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Silicon defence extends up the food chain
You are what you eat it seems – at least for carnivorous insects. Emerging evidence suggests that a lot of plants, especially grasses,...
A Cultural Evolution
Chapter 1: Pim Pim had friends, a lot of friends, but none like her. Well, in a physical sense, she was not dissimilar. Like most of...
A fo(u)r Alfalfa, Aphids and Amino Acids
Global climate and atmospheric change are widely predicted to affect many ecosystems. Herbivorous insects account for 25% of the...
Herbivore interactions in grass–legume mixtures
Root- and shoot-feeding herbivores have the capacity to influence one another by modifying the chemistry of the shared host plant. This...
Climate change, amino acids and aphids
Changes in host plant quality, including foliar amino acid concentrations, resulting from global climate change and attack from multiple...
Elevated temperatures negate CO2 effects on legume nodulation and weevils
Interactions between above- and belowground herbivores have been prominent in the field of aboveground-belowground ecology from the...
Biology and trophic interactions of lucerne aphids review
Lucerne or alfalfa Medicago sativa is the most important temperate forage legume worldwide. Only one or two varieties of lucerne were...
Determinants of tree mallow invasiveness
Invasive plants threaten global biodiversity and effective management strategies are required to control their aggressive spread. ...
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