Evolutionary ecology: when pollinators are also herbivores.
Plants often face a dilemma in attracting mutualists versus deterring antagonists. This dilemma may be exceptionally challenging when the mutualist and antagonist are the same visitor. It has now been demonstrated how plants can resolve this conflict through a novel change in flowering traits.
Irwin
Rebecca E
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Department of Biology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. Rebecca.Irwin@Dartmouth.edu <Rebecca.Irwin@Dartmouth.edu>
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology; D017753:Ecosystem; D009036:Moths / Q000502:physiology; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D054817:Pollination