| Literature DB >> 26138386 |
John L Orrock1, Andy Sih2, Maud C O Ferrari3, Richard Karban4, Evan L Preisser5, Michael J Sheriff6, Jennifer S Thaler7.
Abstract
Herbivores can greatly reduce plant fitness. Error management theory (EMT) predicts the evolution of adaptive plant defensive strategies that err towards making less-costly errors so as to avoid making rare, costly errors. EMT provides a common framework for understanding observed levels of variation in plant defense among and within species.Entities:
Keywords: consumer; error bias; error management theory; induced defense; plant–herbivore ecology
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26138386 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.06.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Ecol Evol ISSN: 0169-5347 Impact factor: 17.712