Plants and herbivores are remarkably variable in space and time, and variability has been
considered a defining feature of their interactions. Empirical research, however, has …

We summarize work on a speciose Neotropical tree genus, Inga (Fabaceae), examining
how interspecific variation in anti-herbivore defenses may have evolved, how defenses …

Coevolutionary models suggest that herbivores drive diversification and community
composition in plants. For herbivores, many questions remain regarding how plant defenses …

Interactions between plants and herbivores are central in most ecosystems, but their
strength is highly variable. The amount of variability within a system is thought to influence …

Plants produce thousands of compounds, collectively called the metabolome, which mediate
interactions with other organisms. The metabolome of an individual plant may change …

Crop domestication and selective breeding have altered plant defense mechanisms,
influencing insect-plant interactions. A reduction in plant resistance/tolerance against …

The interactions between plants and herbivorous insects are complex and involve multiple
factors, driving species formation and leading to the beginning of co-evolution and …

Non‐native plants are typically released from specialist enemies but continue to be attacked
by generalists, albeit at lower intensities. This reduced herbivory may lead to less investment …

The resource availability hypothesis (RAH) was formulated to disentangle patterns of
variation among species in plant antiherbivore defences. A novel theoretical framework was …

In agroecosystems, plant-pest interactions are at the basis of complex food webs, which can
be affected by both biotic and abiotic factors. In the present study, we evaluated the impact of …