Plants and herbivores are remarkably variable in space and time, and variability has been
considered a defining feature of their interactions. Empirical research, however, has …

Niche theory considering the traits of species and individuals provides a powerful tool to
integrate ecology and evolution of species. In plant ecology, morphological and …

The production of complex mixtures of secondary metabolites is a ubiquitous feature of
plants. Several evolutionary hypotheses seek to explain how phytochemical diversity is …

Plants produce large numbers of phytochemical compounds affecting plant physiology and
interactions with their biotic and abiotic environment. Recently, chemodiversity has attracted …

By modifying the biotic and abiotic properties of the soil, plants create soil legacies that can
affect vegetation dynamics through plant–soil feedbacks (PSF). PSF are generally attributed …

Plants harbour a great chemodiversity, that is diversity of specialised metabolites (SMs), at
different scales. For instance, individuals can produce a large number of SMs, and …

Plants are widely recognized as chemical factories, with each species producing dozens to
hundreds of unique secondary metabolites. These compounds shape the interactions …

The performance of herbivorous animals depends on the nutritional and defensive traits of
the plants they consume. The uptake and deposition of biogenic silicon in plant tissues is …

This paper addresses an important debate in Amazonian studies; namely, the scale,
intensity, and nature of human modification of the forests in prehistory. Phytolith and …

A long-standing but poorly tested hypothesis in plant ecology and evolution is that biotic
interactions play a more important role in producing and maintaining species diversity in the …