Measurement of leaf biomechanical properties in studies of herbivory : Opportunities, problems and procedures

By G. Sanson, J. Read, Nuvan Aranwela, F. Clissold, P. Peeters. 2001

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Insect herbivory and ontogeny: How do growth and development influence feeding behaviour, morphology and host use? (2001, background): “Slansky F. (1993) Nutritional ecology: The fundamental quest”
Herbivory mediated by coupling between biomechanical traits of plants and grasshoppers (2013, methodology): “Punching tests (‘punch and die’ tests) measure the force required to punch a hole through the leaf lamina (Aranwela, Sanson & Read 1999; Sanson et al. 2001).”
The Biomechanics of Chewing and Plant Fracture: Mechanisms and Implications (2007, methodology): “The terms hard, soft, strong or tough are often used ambiguously to describe mechanical properties of leaves with little regard for the fracture property that was actually determined or the underlying mechanism(s) that produced that response (Vincent, 1990, 1992c; Wright and Vincent, 1996; Lucas et ”
It’s the first bites that count: Survival of first‐instar monarchs on milkweeds (2001, background): “We also have not compared leaf hardness and toughness (see Sanson et al. 2001) but these characters differ among individual plants and species and no doubt influence larval performance, growth rate and survival.”