The dilemma of plants: to grow or defend
DA Herms, WJ Mattson - The quarterly review of biology, 1992 - journals.uchicago.edu
Physiological and ecological constraints play key roles in the evolution of plant growth
patterns, especially in relation to defenses against herbivores. Phenotypic and life history …
patterns, especially in relation to defenses against herbivores. Phenotypic and life history …
[HTML][HTML] Growth–defense trade-offs in plants
Walking through a garden or a crop field, you may notice that plants damaged by pests
(insects or pathogens) look smaller than the same kind of plants nearby that are not …
(insects or pathogens) look smaller than the same kind of plants nearby that are not …
Trade-offs and constraints in plant-herbivore defense theory: a life-history perspective
S Mole - Oikos, 1994 - JSTOR
Trade-offs and constraints are key ideas in plant defense theory. Here I argue that trade-offs,
such as those between defense and growth, may be better understood by incorporating …
such as those between defense and growth, may be better understood by incorporating …
Out of the quagmire of plant defense hypotheses
N Stamp - The Quarterly review of biology, 2003 - journals.uchicago.edu
ABSTRACT Several hypotheses, mainly Optimal Defense (OD), Carbon: Nutrient Balance
(CNB), Growth Rate (GR), and Growth-Differentiation Balance (GDB), have individually …
(CNB), Growth Rate (GR), and Growth-Differentiation Balance (GDB), have individually …
Facing herbivory as you grow up: the ontogeny of resistance in plants
K Boege, RJ Marquis - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2005 - cell.com
As plants develop from seeds to seedlings, juveniles and mature stages, their ontogeny can
constrain the expression of resistance to herbivore damage. Nevertheless, ecological and …
constrain the expression of resistance to herbivore damage. Nevertheless, ecological and …
Evolutionary ecology of plant defences against herbivores
MTJ Johnson - Functional Ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivores consume a large portion of the biomass produced by plants in virtually all
ecosystems, which has dramatic effects on both the ecology and evolution of plants. In …
ecosystems, which has dramatic effects on both the ecology and evolution of plants. In …
Current trends in the evolutionary ecology of plant defence
AA Agrawal - Functional Ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In this essay I summarize current trends in the evolutionary ecology of plant defence, while
advocating for approaches that integrate community ecology with specific tests of classic …
advocating for approaches that integrate community ecology with specific tests of classic …
Plant structural traits and their role in anti-herbivore defence
We consider the role that key structural traits, such as spinescence, pubescence,
sclerophylly and raphides, play in protecting plants from herbivore attack. Despite the …
sclerophylly and raphides, play in protecting plants from herbivore attack. Despite the …
[HTML][HTML] Testing the optimal defense theory and the growth-differentiation balance hypothesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
EK Barto, D Cipollini - Oecologia, 2005 - Springer
Two prominent theories proposed to explain patterns of chemical defense expression in
plants are the optimal defense theory (ODT) and the growth-differentiation balance …
plants are the optimal defense theory (ODT) and the growth-differentiation balance …
Tradeoffs associated with constitutive and induced plant resistance against herbivory
A Kempel, M Schädler, T Chrobock… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Several prominent hypotheses have been posed to explain the immense variability among
plant species in defense against herbivores. A major concept in the evolutionary ecology of …
plant species in defense against herbivores. A major concept in the evolutionary ecology of …