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Large differences in the composition of herbivore communities and seed damage in diploid and autotetraploid plant species
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SYSNO ASEP 0447141 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Large differences in the composition of herbivore communities and seed damage in diploid and autotetraploid plant species Author(s) Münzbergová, Zuzana (BU-J) RID, ORCID, SAI
Skuhrovec, J. (CZ)
Maršík, Petr (UEB-Q) RID, ORCIDNumber of authors 3 Source Title Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. - : Oxford University Press - ISSN 0024-4066
Roč. 115, č. 2 (2015), s. 270-287Number of pages 18 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords flavonoids ; flowerinf phenology ; pre-dispersal seed predation ; evolution Subject RIV EF - Botanics Subject RIV - cooperation Institute of Experimental Botany - Biotechnology ; Bionics Institutional support BU-J - RVO:67985939 ; UEB-Q - RVO:61389030 UT WOS 000353508000003 DOI 10.1111/bij.12482 Annotation Herbivory is one of the key interactions affecting plant fitness. Despite the large amount of data available on the effects of herbivores on various plant groups, we still know very little information about the interactions of herbivores with individuals having different ploidy levels. We studied the relationship of diploid and tetraploid Centaurea phrygia in natural and experimental garden conditions to the community of pre-dispersal seed predators developing in flower heads of the plants. Flowering phenology could explain part, but not all of the differences observed between cytotypes, indicating that other factors such as flower head morphology or chemistry could also play a role. The study indicated that the differences between the two cytotypes are important determinant of the plant-herbivore interactions in the system. Although we identified multiple factors that could explain the different associations, further research is needed to assess the relative importance of each of these factors. Workplace Institute of Botany Contact Martina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8 Year of Publishing 2016
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