herbivory

(noun)

the consumption of living plant tissue by animals

Related Terms

  • Batesian mimicry
  • coevolution
  • pollination
  • camouflage

Examples of herbivory in the following topics:

  • Predation, Herbivory, and the Competitive Exclusion Principle

    • Herbivory, on the other hand, refers to animals that eat plant matter.
    • Herbivory describes the consumption of plants by insects and other animals.
    • Some plants have developed mechanisms to defend against herbivory.
    • Species have evolved numerous mechanisms to escape predation and herbivory.
    • Distinguish between predation and herbivory and describe defense mechanisms against each
  • Herbivory and Pollination

    • The diversity of plants can be attributed to pollination and herbivory, both examples of coevolution between animals and plants.
    • Herbivory has favored the development of defense mechanisms in plants and avoidance of those defense mechanisms in animals.
    • Many authors have attributed the diversity of plants and insects to pollination and herbivory, which is the consumption of plants by insects and other animals.
    • Herbivory has been used by seed plants for their own benefit in a display of mutualistic relationships.
  • Polyketide Antibiotics

    • Secondary metabolites often play an important role in plant defense against herbivory and other interspecies defenses.
  • Community Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology

    • Examples of heterospecific interactions include predation, parasitism, herbivory, competition, and pollination.
  • Leaf Structure, Function, and Adaptation

    • Trichomes help to avert herbivory by restricting insect movements or by storing toxic or bad-tasting compounds.
  • Abscisic Acid, Ethylene, and Nontraditional Hormones

    • Jasmonates play a major role in defense responses to herbivory.
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