Eucalyptus species, native to Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Guinea, are the
most widely planted hardwood timber species in the world. The trees, moved around the …

How do we quantify patterns (such as responses to local selection) sampled across multiple
populations within a single species? Key to this question is the extent to which populations …

Research that connects ecosystem processes to genetic mechanisms has recently gained
significant ground, yet actual studies that span the levels of organization from genes to …

Developmental changes in plant structure and function can influence both mammalian and
arthropod feeding preferences for many woody plant species. This study documents age …

Induced plant defenses against either pathogens or herbivore attackers are regulated by
phytohormones. These phytohormones are increasingly recognized as important mediators …

Leaf age structures the phenology and development of plants, as well as the evolution of
leaf traits over life histories. However, a general method for efficiently estimating leaf age …

Populus trees face constant challenges from the environment during their life cycle. To
ensure their survival and reproduction, Populus trees deploy various types of defenses, one …

Plant adaptations for defense against herbivory vary both among species and among
genotypes. Moreover, numerous forms of within-plant variation in defense, including …

Pine (Pinus) species exhibit extensive variation in needle shape and size between juvenile
(primary) and adult (secondary) needles (heteroblasty), but few studies have quantified the …

In nature, plants defend themselves by production of allelochemicals that are toxic to
herbivores. There may be considerable genetic variation in the expression of chemical …