Plants compensate for plant-mediated species interactions among their attackers.

Daan Mertens, Jacob C. Douma, Bram B. J. Kamps, Yunsheng Zhu, Sophie A. Zwartsenberg, Erik H. Poelman This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. During their lifetime, plants face the difficult challenge of growing and reproducing while under attack by a multitude of herbivorous insects. Herbivores directly affect a plant’s reproduction by consuming flowers or … Continue reading Plants compensate for plant-mediated species interactions among their attackers.