Plants use trichomes as a morphological defense against attacks from herbivores. The
literature was reviewed to test the hypothesis that trichome‐bearing (pubescent) plants do …

The long period of reciprocal antagonistic coevolution between some insect and plant
species has led to the development of plant surface attributes that reduce insect attachment …

Many species of animals and plants are supplied with diverse attachment devices, in which
morphology depends on the species biology and the particular function in which the …

Organismal functions are size-dependent whenever body surfaces supply body volumes.
Larger organisms can develop strongly folded internal surfaces for enhanced diffusion, but …

Many representatives of the beetle family Chrysomelidae exhibit a distinctive sexual
dimorphism in the structure of adhesive tarsal setae. The present study demonstrates the …

Plant leaves provide the following main functions:(1) light interception and utilization of light
energy for photosynthesis. This includes efficient light absorption under low and moderate …

Ephemeral cropping systems are characterized by frequent disturbances of ecological
processes, which may compromise the conservation of plant and arthropod diversity and the …

Zoophytophagous predators play an important, though sometimes controversial, role in pest
management programs in different crops. In tomato crops, damage caused by phytophagy of …

There is various evidence that the presence of condensed water, eg dew, improves plant
water relations. Because particularly plants in drier environments are expected to benefit …

Adhesive pads are functional systems with specific micro-and nanostructures which evolved
as a response to specific environmental conditions and therefore exhibit convergent traits …