Daan Mertens
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🐛This new study nuances the classic view of parasitoids as agents of indirect defence, showing that their positive effect on plant fitness occurs only at high plant densities, where neighbouring plants are attacked by unparasitized herbivores🧪🌍
The effectiveness of indirect plant defence is dependent on plant competition
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May 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🐛This new study nuances the classic view of parasitoids as agents of indirect defence, showing that their positive effect on plant fitness occurs only at high plant densities, where neighbouring plants are attacked by unparasitized herbivores🧪🌍