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ant-plant mutualism; biotic defence; growth differentiation
balance hypothesis; resource availability hypothesis; tropics
Statistical power analysis; genus macaranga; myrmecophytic
cecropia; antiherbivore defenses; herbivore defense; food
bodies; costs; euphorbiaceae; availability; benefits
Abstract:
1. Allocation patterns are an important aspect of plant life strategies. In particular, many hypotheses on plant antiherbivore defence - such as the growth differentiation balance hypothesis and the resource availability hypothesis - concern constraints