The tolerance of plants to herbivory reflects the degree to which a plant can regrow and
reproduce after damage from herbivores. Autoecological factors, as well as the influence of …

▪ Abstract Recent theoretical studies suggest that the ability to tolerate consumer damage
can be an important adaptive response by plants to selection imposed by consumers …

Plants that overcompensate for herbivory are relatively healthier when damaged. In this
mutualistic association, the herbivore benefits from the plant, and the plant benefits from the …

Not all herbivory is detrimental to plants. In some cases, plants can compensate for
herbivory, maintain growth and fitness following damage, or even overcompensate for …

As anthropogenic environmental changes spread and intensify across the planet,
conservation biologists have to analyze dynamics at large spatial and temporal scales …

The nectar of many plant species contains defensive compounds that have been
hypothesized to benefit plants through a variety of mechanisms. However, the relationship …

In this study, we examined how foliar herbivory affected the relative allocation to male and
female reproductive traits in a hermaphroditic plant. In two experiments, one in the …

Herbivores and pollinators can simultaneously exert selective pressures on plant traits via
direct and indirect effects. Net selection on plant traits, such as defensive chemistry, may be …

Abstract.—Tolerance is the ability of plants to maintain fitness after experiencing herbivore
damage. We investigated scarlet gilia tolerance to browsing in the framework of phenotypic …

Studies were conducted on eight populations of scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata, across
Colorado and in northern Arizona, to assess the fitness consequences of natural and …