| Title: | Ecology of Plastic Flowers |
| Author(s): | Rusman Q; Lucas-Barbosa D; Poelman EH; Dicke M; |
| Address: | "Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: quint.rusman@wur.nl. Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.04.007 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1878-4372 (Electronic) 1360-1385 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Plant phenotypic plasticity in response to herbivore attack includes changes in flower traits. Such herbivore-induced changes in flower traits have consequences for interactions with flower visitors. We synthesize here current knowledge on the specificity of herbivore-induced changes in flower traits, the underlying molecular mechanisms, and the ecological consequences for flower-associated communities. Herbivore-induced changes in flower traits seem to be largely herbivore species-specific. The extensive plasticity observed in flowers influences a highly connected web of interactions within the flower-associated community. We argue that the adaptive value of herbivore-induced plant responses and flower plasticity can be fully understood only from a community perspective rather than from pairwise interactions" |
| Keywords: | Ecology Flowers Plants *Plastics *Pollination flower traits flower visitors herbivore-induced plant responses phenotypic plasticity plant defense specificity; |
| Notes: | "MedlineRusman, Quint Lucas-Barbosa, Dani Poelman, Erik H Dicke, Marcel eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 2019/06/18 Trends Plant Sci. 2019 Aug; 24(8):725-740. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.04.007. Epub 2019 Jun 13" |
