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Revista de Biología Tropical

On-line version ISSN 0034-7744Print version ISSN 0034-7744

Abstract

GRAMACHO, Milena; SANTANDER, Tatiana  and  FARJI-BRENER, Alejandro G.. Efectos de la herbivoría sobre la cantidad de óvulos en Loasa speciosa(Loasaceae). Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2001, vol.49, n.2, pp.513-516. ISSN 0034-7744.

We examined the direct effect of foliar herbivory on female fitness in the herbaceous plant Loasa speciosa (Loasaceae), measuring ovule number/flower in 46 shoots with different levels of leaf damage. Ovule number/flower was lower in shoots with higher herbivory levels. This result suggests that the known negative impact of herbivory on female plant fitness (i.e. low seed number) can be a direct consequence of the reduction of ovule number.

Keywords : Female plant fitness; herbivory; leaf damage.

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