Parallel increases in insect herbivory and defenses with increasing elevation for both saplings and adult trees of oak (Quercus) species.
Andrea GalmánLuis Abdala-RobertsFelisa CoveloSergio RasmannXoaquín MoreiraPublished in: American journal of botany (2019)
These findings suggest disassociated patterns of elevational variation in herbivory and leaf traits, which, in turn, are independent of plant ontogenetic stage.