Browsing Biological Sciences by Subject "Insect herbivory"

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Indirect interaction between two native thistles mediated by an invasive exotic floral herbivore

Russell, F. Leland; Louda, Svata M. (2005-04-06)

Spatial and temporal variation in insect floral herbivory is common and often important. Yet, the determinants of such variation remain incompletely understood. Using 12 years of flowering data and 4 years of biweekly ...
Seed availability and insect herbivory limit recruitment and adult density of native tall thistle

Russell, F. Leland; Rose, Karen E.; Louda, Svata M. (2010-10)

Understanding spatial and temporal variation in factors influencing plant regeneration is critical to predicting plant population growth. We experimentally evaluated seed limitation, insect herbivory, and their interaction ...
Variation in herbivore-mediated indirect effects of an invasive plant on a native plant

Russell, F. Leland; Louda, Svata M.; Rand, Tatyana A.; Kachman, Stephen D. (2007-02)

Theory predicts that damage by a shared herbivore to a secondary host plant species may either be higher or lower in the vicinity of a preferred host plant species. To evaluate the importance of ecological factors, such ...