Sex-driven neighborhood effects on herbivory in the dioecious Mediterranean palm Chamaerops humilis L.
Raquel Muñoz-Gallego,
Thorsten Wiegand,
Anna Traveset
et al.
Abstract:Although it is well recognized that the strength of plant–herbivore interactions can vary with the plant sex, the distance, and the density of conspecific neighbors, no study has yet assessed their combined influence. Here, we filled this knowledge gap by focusing on the dioecious palm Chamaeropshumilis L., and its two main herbivores, the invasive moth Paysandisiaarchon Burmeister and the feral goat Caprahircus L. We evaluated levels and spatial patterns of herbivory, as well as those of plant size and number… Show more
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