Plant traits that predict resistance to herbivores
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Diego Carmona*, Marc J. Lajeunesse and Marc T.J. Johnson Departamento de Ecologı́a Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecologı́a, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ap. Postal 70-275. CP 04510. México Distrito Federal, México; National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, 2024 W. Main St. A200, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA; and Department of Plant Biology, North Carolina State University, Box 7612, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA
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