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Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes

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2011

Authors

Moles, Angela
Wallis, Ian
Foley, William
Warton, David I.
Stegen, James C.
Bisigato, Alejandro J.
Cella-Pizarro, Lucrecia
Clark, Connie J.
Cohen, Philippe S.
Cornwell, William K

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Cambridge University Press

Abstract

It has long been believed that plant species from the tropics have higher levels of traits associated with resistance to herbivores than do species from higher latitudes. A meta-analysis recently showed that the published literature does not support this

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Keywords: cyanide; lipid; tannin derivative; antiherbivore defense; ash; chemical defense; cyanide; data acquisition; global perspective; latitudinal gradient; leaf morphology; life history trait; lipid; meta-analysis; physical defense; phytochemistry; tannin; trop Global patterns; Latitude; Leaf size; Leaf toughness; Lipid; Plant traits; Plant-animal interactions; Tannin

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/68176

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ANU Research Publications

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New Phytologist

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10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x

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2037-12-31

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