Los herbívoros de hojas disminuyen la aptitud de una planta tropical.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|November 2, 1984
PubMed
Resumen

El herbívoro de los insectos en los arbustos Piper arieianum varía debido a las diferencias genéticas, lo que afecta el crecimiento y la reproducción. Estos hallazgos sugieren que los herbívoros son un factor clave en la evolución de las defensas de las plantas.

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