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herbivore preference — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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herbivore preference

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 7 | Mentions: 7

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Knowledge graph centered on herbivore preference with 71 nodes and 155 connections. Top connected: Marmota flaviventris, Ligusticum porteri, Delphinium, I. aggregata, Atriplex canescens.

Definition

Selective feeding behavior of herbivores that favors certain plant traits or genotypes over others

Related Terms (9)

plant palatabilitypreferencepalatabilityfloral herbivoryflorivoryplant qualityherbivory damagefood selectionplant choice

Publications (7)

Effects of soil moisture and temperature on plant palatability and herbivore plant preference

Floral herbivory: a possible mechanism maintaining a flower color polymorphism in a selfing species, Boechera stricta.

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

2014Naturwissenschaftenmeasured

Spatial distribution of mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

Variation in host plant sex mediates ant-aphid interactions

The effects of Castilleja miniata's parasitic relationship with Delphinium nuttallianum on pollinator visitation and pollination success

Observations on plant choice by foraging yellow-bellied marmots

2003Oecologia Montanacentral

Related Concepts (10)

trophic cascade

process2 shared papers

antipredator behavior

process2 shared papers

climate change

phenomenon1 shared paper

reproductive success

metric1 shared paper

elevational gradients

framework1 shared paper

floral visitation rate

measurement1 shared paper

herbivory

process1 shared paper

frequency-dependent selection

theory1 shared paper

hemiparasitism

process1 shared paper

intraspecific variation

phenomenon1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae5 papers

Lupinus

Fabaceae5 papers

Castilleja

Orobanchaceae4 papers

Helianthella quinquenervis

Asteraceae4 papers

herbaceous plants

Delphinium

Ranunculaceae4 papers

Helianthella

Asteraceae4 papers

Potentilla

Rosaceae4 papers

Taraxacum

Asteraceae3 papers

Artemisia tridentata

Asteraceae3 papers