Abstract:Insect herbivory can vary from an inconsequential biotic interaction to
a factor that contributes substantially to the diversity of plants and
animals and overall interaction diversity. As herbivory is the result of
numerous ecological and evolutionary processes, including complex
population dynamics and the evolution of plant defense, it has been
difficult to predict variation in herbivory across meaningful spatial
scales. In the present work, we characterize patterns of herbivory on
plants in a species rich … Show more
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