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The Evolution Of Mutualistic Defense Traits In Plants

dc.contributor.authorWeber, Marjorieen_US
dc.contributor.chairAgrawal, Anuragen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGeber, Monica Annen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLovette, John Ien_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDonoghue, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGreene, Harry W.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-07T20:57:32Z
dc.date.available2019-08-19T06:02:28Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-18en_US
dc.description.abstractPlant traits that mediate mutualistic interactions as a mode of defense are pervasive, have originated independently many times within angiosperms, and are highly variable across taxa. My dissertation research examines the evolutionary ecology of two common plant traits that mediate defense mutualisms in plants: extrafloral nectaries (EFNs), plant organs that secrete small volumes of nectar, thereby attracting predacious arthropods to leaves, and (2) leaf domatia, small structures on the undersides of leaves that provide housing for predacious or fungivorous mites. Because traits like EFNs and domatia influence multiple trophic levels, their evolution can have strong impacts on community dynamics relative to other plant characters. Nonetheless, studies that directly link the ecological effects of these traits with their evolutionary dynamics are rare.en_US
dc.identifier.otherbibid: 8793405
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/38880
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectDefense mutualismsen_US
dc.subjectplant-insect interactionsen_US
dc.subjectEvolutionary ecologyen_US
dc.titleThe Evolution Of Mutualistic Defense Traits In Plantsen_US
dc.typedissertation or thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEcology
thesis.degree.grantorCornell Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy
thesis.degree.namePh. D., Ecology

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