The Cost of Self‐Defense: Browsing Effects in the Rare Plant Species Salix arizonica

ABSTRACT Coevolution between plants and their animal predators has led to diverse defensive adaptations. Multiple theories of defense propose that there are resource allocation costs associated with producing chemical defenses. One leading hypothesis, optimal defense theory (ODT), suggests that natu...

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Main Authors: Shannon J. Lencioni, Rob Massatti, Ken Keefover‐Ring, Liza M. Holeski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70582
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