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¹Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany. roosa.leimu@plants.ox.ac.uk

|September 15, 2010

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Between-population crosses in plants can impact herbivore interactions. While not affecting plant resistance, these crosses influenced herbivore performance and tolerance, with varied effects on plant fitness across populations.

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Area of Science:

Plant Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics

Background:

Between-population crosses can increase genetic diversity but risk outbreeding depression.
Outbreeding can alter plant-herbivore interactions, affecting plant resistance and tolerance.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effects of experimental within- and between-population outbreeding on herbivore resistance, tolerance, and plant fitness in Lychnis flos-cuculi.
To understand how outbreeding influences plant defense strategies and their evolution.

Main Methods:

Experimental crosses within and between Lychnis flos-cuculi populations.
Assessment of herbivore resistance (leaf area consumed) and herbivore performance.
Evaluation of plant tolerance (relationship between herbivore damage and fitness) and overall plant fitness.

Main Results:

No evidence of outbreeding depression in plant resistance to herbivory (leaf area consumed).
Herbivore performance was enhanced on plants from between-population crosses, suggesting potential outbreeding depression in resistance or altered plant quality.
Effects of outbreeding on plant tolerance varied significantly among populations, ranging from depression to benefits.
Herbivore damage amplified outbreeding effects on plant fitness in several populations.

Conclusions:

Outbreeding's impact on plant-herbivore interactions is complex and population-specific.
Outbreeding influences the joint evolution of plant resistance and tolerance, and the development of multiple defense strategies.
Further research is needed to understand the evolutionary implications of outbreeding on plant defense mechanisms.