Insects as selective agents on plant vegetative morphology: egg mimicry reduces egg laying by butterflies.
Experiments show that Heliconius butterflies are less likely to oviposit on host plants that possess eggs or egglike plant structures. These egg mimics are an unambiguous example of a plant trait evolved in response to a host-restricted group of insect herbivores.
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