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    Plant defense against herbivory or host-plant resistance (HPR) is a range of adaptations evolved by plants which improve their survival and reproduction...
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    freshly cut grass play a role in plant communication and plant defence against herbivory, functioning as a distress signal warning other plants of imminent...
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    Herbivore (redirect from Herbivory)
    of herbivory in geological time comes from three sources: fossilized plants, which may preserve evidence of defence (such as spines), or herbivory-related...
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  • 350 million years. Plants have evolved many defense mechanisms against insect herbivory. Such defenses can be broadly classified into two categories: (1)...
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    (hence the common name), an appearance which may have evolved as a defence against herbivory. The superficially daisy-like flowers are yellow-orange, 6–7.5 cm...
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    the cacti, which are covered in sharp spines or bristles for defence against herbivory. The bristles on certain cacti also have the ability to reflect...
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    Bagheera kiplingi feeds almost exclusively on Beltian bodies. Plant defence against herbivory Elaiosome Eubanks, Micky D.; Kimberly A. Nesci; Mette K. Petersen;...
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    by N. annulata. The alkaloids are produced by the plant as a defence against herbivory and the larvae of the moth take them up, potentially also as a...
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    secondary compounds that are included in the arsenal of plant defences against herbivory. The minerals of these sites usually contain calcium, magnesium...
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    growth reduced or no vernalization less seed dormancy. Plant defences against herbivory, such as thorns, spines, and prickles, poison, protective coverings...
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