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Experimental demonstration of the anti-herbivore effects of silica in grasses: impacts on foliage digestibility and vole growth rates

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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:32 authored by Fergus P Massey, Sue E Hartley
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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Proceedings B: Biological Sciences

ISSN

0962-8452

Publisher

Royal Society, The

Volume

273

Page range

2299-2304

Pages

6.0

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  • Biology and Environmental Science Publications

Notes

Hartley helped develop the ideas, design the experiments and did substantial amounts of the writing. This is the first experimental demonstration that silica is an effective inducible defence that reduces vole growth rates, identifying the first credible mechanism by which plant-based factors could drive population cycles in small mammals.

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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