Leaf pseudo-variegation: Definition, common types, and probably the defended models for real defensive leaf variegation mimicking them?

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• 作者：Simcha Lev-Yadun^a ; ^{levyadun@research.haifa.ac.il} ; Pekka Niemelä ; ^b
• 关键词：Advertisement ; Aposematic colouration ; Camouflage ; Extended phenotype ; Herbivory ; Variegation
• 刊名：Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：226
• 期：Complete
• 页码：82-88
• 全文大小：2655 K
• 卷排序：226

文摘

Leaf variegation was proposed and shown to defend plants from herbivory. We define variegation induced by external biological agents as pseudo-variegation. Pseudo-variegation reduces plant food quality for herbivores. We propose that pseudo-variegation may defend plants from herbivory. We propose that pseudo-variegation is a defended model for defensive variegation.