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Compensatory photosynthesis; herbivory; induced defenses; nicotiana sylvestris; nicotine; optimal defense theory
Wild tobacco; root-growth; defoliation; herbivory; plants; regrowth; physiology; lepidoptera; allocation; sphingidae
Abstract:
Defense and regrowth after herbivore attack are not mutually exclusive alternatives for most plants, yet few studies have examined the coordination of the processes responsible for these two plant functions. To this end, we studied the coordination of a