Reduced chemical defence in ant‐plants? A critical re‐evaluation of a widely accepted hypothesis

By Martin Heil, T. Delsinne, A. Hilpert, Steffen Schürkens, C. Andary, K. Linsenmair, Mario Sousa S., D. McKey. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics

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Costs and benefits of induced resistance to herbivores and pathogens in plants (2010, background): “pathogens, suggesting a trade-off between direct and indirect defences [181, 253], but this pattern cannot be regarded as a general one [254].”
Direct and indirect root defences of milkweed (Asclepias syriaca): trophic cascades, trade‐offs and novel methods for studying subterranean herbivory (2011, result): “Nonetheless, several other studies have failed to demonstrate such trade-offs (Steward & Keeler 1988; Letourneau & Barbosa 1999; Dyer et al. 2001; Heil et al. 2002).”
Trade‐offs between direct and indirect defences of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) (2008, background): “Although this is a widespread assumption, several studies failed to find trade-offs between direct and indirect defences (Steward & Keeler 1988; Letourneau & Barbosa 1999; Dyer et al. 2001; Heil et al. 2002).”
Plant defense syndromes. (2006, background): “Work with ant-associated and nonant-associated Acacia spp. may reveal patterns of divergent defensive strategies in plants with altered species interactions (Rehr et al. 1973, Seigler and Ebinger 1987, Heil et al. 2000, 2002, 2004).”
Protective ant-plant interactions as model systems in ecological and evolutionary research. (2003, background): “Similarly, production of the (protein-containing, yet lipid-dominated) FBs ofM. triloba responds quickly and strongly to increased nutrient supply (Heil et al. 2001b, 2002b), and even FBs ofM. tanarius (containing nearly no proteins) were produced at higher rates when plants received more nitrogen…”