Is a leaf life span enough to display changes on developmental instability and nitrogen after simulated herbivory?
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- 作者：Henrique Venâ ; ncio ; Estevao Alves Silva ; Jean Carlos Santos ; jcsantos@ufu.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Asteraceae ; Fluctuating asymmetry ; Herbivory-induced stress ; Simulated herbivory ; Tithonia diversifolia.
- 刊名：Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：222
- 期：Complete
- 页码：121-127
- 全文大小：1097 K
文摘
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Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is considered a measure of plant stress.
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Here, FA was assumed to increase following simulated herbivory.
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FA was positively related to leaf damage.
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FA can be used as a biomarker of plant stress after herbivory.