Co-evolution between plants and aphids, among other herbivores, is continuously shaping the traits and behaviours of both interaction partners, and selection acts quickly to remove non-adaptive ...

Herbivores only eat things that need photosynthesis to live. This excludes insects, spiders, fish and other animals. Some parasitic plants that feed off of other plants are also considered herbivores.

Monarch butterflies are the iconic butterfly. It's impossible not to picture their vibrant orange and black wings fluttering through gardens or meadows when someone mentions them by name. These ...

A new study shows that plants can evolve out of their obsolete defense mechanisms when facing an ... Plants Evolve Away from Obsolete Defenses When Attacked by Immune Herbivores, Study Shows. By Frank ...

Work on phytophagous insects has subsequently been stimulated by the world food shortage and the realization that here, too, the knowledge would be of practical importance. Further impetus has been ...

Plants and herbivores are characterised by long-term co-evolution, shaping both their geographic distribution and the characteristics that they display in their occupied sites.

For her study, Dr. Sun collected dung samples from five herbivore species—European bison, horse, fallow deer, rabbit, and Scottish Highland cattle—during a field study conducted in Zuid ...

Scientists have long been mystified about how animals who munch on plants in Yellowstone National Park all get enough food to eat. Animals all living in the same habitat and eating the same foods ...

The ecological impact of herbivore dung on plant communities. Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Journal Ecology and Evolution DOI 10.1002/ece3.11071 ...