@article{236468882aec4e36910b5eaf523103e8,
title = "Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory",
abstract = "Interactions between plants and herbivores are central in most ecosystems, but their strength is highly variable. The amount of variability within a system is thought to influence most aspects of plant-herbivore biology, from ecological stability to plant defense evolution. Our understanding of what influences variability, however, is limited by sparse data. We collected standardized surveys of herbivory for 503 plant species at 790 sites across 116° of latitude. With these data, we show that within-population variability in herbivory increases with latitude, decreases with plant size, and is phylogenetically structured. Differences in the magnitude of variability are thus central to how plant-herbivore biology varies across macroscale gradients. We argue that increased focus on interaction variability will advance understanding of patterns of life on Earth.",
author = "{The Herbivory Variability Network} and Robinson, {M. L.} and Hahn, {P. G.} and Inouye, {B. D.} and N. Underwood and Whitehead, {S. R.} and Abbott, {K. C.} and Bruna, {E. M.} and Cacho, {N. I.} and Dyer, {L. A.} and L. Abdala-Roberts and Allen, {W. J.} and Andrade, {J. F.} and Angulo, {D. F.} and D. Anjos and Anstett, {D. N.} and R. Bagchi and S. Bagchi and M. Barbosa and S. Barrett and Baskett, {C. A.} and E. Ben-Simchon and Bloodworth, {K. J.} and Bronstein, {J. L.} and Buckley, {Y. M.} and Burghardt, {K. T.} and C. Bustos-Segura and Calixto, {E. S.} and Carvalho, {R. L.} and B. Castagneyrol and Chiuffo, {M. C.} and D. Cinolu and {Cinto Mej{\'i}a}, E. and Cock, {M. C.} and R. Cogni and Cope, {O. L.} and T. Cornelissen and Cortez, {D. R.} and Crowder, {D. W.} and C. Dallstream and W. D{\'a}ttilo and Davis, {J. K.} and Dimarco, {R. D.} and Dole, {H. E.} and Egbon, {I. N.} and M. Eisenring and A. Ejomah and Elderd, {B. D.} and Hermann, {S. L.} and Kersch-Becker, {M. F.} and Tooker, {J. F.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved.",
year = "2023",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1126/science.adh8830",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "382",
pages = "679--683",
journal = "Science",
issn = "0036-8075",
publisher = "American Association for the Advancement of Science",
number = "6671",
}