Can optimal defence theory be used to predict the distribution of plant chemical defences?

By A. McCall, J. Fordyce. 2010

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. S. Nicolson
2. Geraldine A. Wright
3. P. Stevenson

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2. Geraldine A. Wright
3. P. Stevenson

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• Plant secondary metabolites in nectar: impacts on pollinators and ecological functions (2017, background): “Optimal defence theory predicts a correlation between the value of tissue and the level of defence such that the distribution of defensive chemicals within a plant may be restricted to critical tissues (McCall & Fordyce 2010; Cook et al. 2013).”