Extrafloral nectar at the plant-insect interface: a spotlight on chemical ecology, phenotypic plasticity, and food webs
M Heil - Annual review of entomology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Plants secrete extrafloral nectar (EFN) as an induced defense against herbivores. EFN
contains not only carbohydrates and amino acids but also pathogenesis-related proteins …
contains not only carbohydrates and amino acids but also pathogenesis-related proteins …
The diversity, ecology and evolution of extrafloral nectaries: current perspectives and future challenges
Background Plants in over one hundred families in habitats worldwide bear extrafloral
nectaries (EFNs). EFNs display a remarkable diversity of evolutionary origins, as well as …
nectaries (EFNs). EFNs display a remarkable diversity of evolutionary origins, as well as …
The interplay between light and jasmonate signalling during defence and development
K Kazan, JM Manners - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2011 - academic.oup.com
During their evolution, plants have acquired diverse capabilities to sense their environment
and modify their growth and development as required. The versatile utilization of solar …
and modify their growth and development as required. The versatile utilization of solar …
Climate seasonality drives ant–plant–herbivore interactions via plant phenology in an extrafloral nectary‐bearing plant community
Interactions between ants and plants bearing extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are among the
most common mutualisms in Neotropical regions. Plants secrete extrafloral nectar, a …
most common mutualisms in Neotropical regions. Plants secrete extrafloral nectar, a …
Optimal defense theory in an ant–plant mutualism: extrafloral nectar as an induced defence is maximized in the most valuable plant structures
Plants allocate defences in order to decrease costs and maximize benefits against
herbivores. The Optimal Defense Theory (ODT) predicts that continuously expressed (ie …
herbivores. The Optimal Defense Theory (ODT) predicts that continuously expressed (ie …
Variation in extrafloral nectary productivity influences the ant foraging
Extrafloral nectar is the main food source offered by plants to predatory ants in most land
environments. Although many studies have demonstrated the importance of extrafloral …
environments. Although many studies have demonstrated the importance of extrafloral …
Consequences of interspecific variation in defenses and herbivore host choice for the ecology and evolution of Inga, a speciose rainforest tree
PD Coley, MJ Endara, TA Kursar - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
We summarize work on a speciose Neotropical tree genus, Inga (Fabaceae), examining
how interspecific variation in anti-herbivore defenses may have evolved, how defenses …
how interspecific variation in anti-herbivore defenses may have evolved, how defenses …
High herbivore pressure favors constitutive over induced defense
RJ Bixenmann, PD Coley, A Weinhold… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Theoretical and empirical studies show that, when past or current herbivory is a reliable cue
of future attack and defenses are costly, defenses can be induced only when needed and …
of future attack and defenses are costly, defenses can be induced only when needed and …
Sinks for plant surplus carbon explain several ecological phenomena
CE Prescott - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Plants engage in many processes and relationships that appear to be wasteful of the high-
energy compounds that they produce through carbon fixation and photosynthesis. For …
energy compounds that they produce through carbon fixation and photosynthesis. For …
Plant species specificity of ant–plant mutualistic interactions: Differential predation of termites by Camponotus crassus on five species of extrafloral nectaries plants
There is increasing evidence that the outcomes of mutualistic interactions between ants and
plants bearing extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are context‐dependent. In particular, the total …
plants bearing extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are context‐dependent. In particular, the total …