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Constitutive and herbivore‐induced plant defences regulate herbivore population processes by Kersch‐Becker, Mônica F., Thaler, Jennifer S., Sanders, Nathan

“…Herbivore‐induced plant defences regulated by the phytohormones jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) are predicted to influence herbivore population…”
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Plant resistance reduces the strength of consumptive and non‐consumptive effects of predators on aphids by Kersch‐Becker, Mônica F, Thaler, Jennifer S, Leather, Simon

“…The impact of predators on prey has traditionally been attributed to the act of consumption. Prey responses to the presence of the predator (non‐consumptive…”
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Plant defences limit herbivore population growth by changing predator–prey interactions by Kersch-Becker, Mônica F., Kessler, André, Thaler, Jennifer S.

“…Plant quality and predators are important factors affecting herbivore population growth, but how they interact to regulate herbivore populations is not well…”
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Leaf Shelters Facilitate the Colonisation of Arthropods and Enhance Microbial Diversity on Plants by dos Santos, Danilo F. B., Herschberger, Jacob E., Subedi, Bijay, Pocius, Victoria M., Neely, Wesley J., Greenspan, Sasha E., Becker, C. Guilherme, Romero, Gustavo Q., Kersch‐Becker, Mônica F.

“…ABSTRACT Shelter‐building insects are important ecosystem engineers, playing critical roles in structuring arthropod communities. Nonetheless, the influence of…”
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Precipitation and predation risk alter the diversity and behavior of pollinators and reduce plant fitness by Antiqueira, Pablo A. P., de Omena, Paula M., Gonçalves-Souza, Thiago, Vieira, Camila, Migliorini, Gustavo H., Kersch-Becker, Mônica F., Bernabé, Tiago N., Recalde, Fátima C., Benavides- Gordillo, Sandra, Romero, Gustavo Q.

“…Biotic and abiotic factors may individually or interactively disrupt plant–pollinator interactions, influencing plant fitness. Although variations in…”
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Community‐wide responses to predation risk: effects of predator hunting mode on herbivores, pollinators, and parasitoids by Kersch‐Becker, Mônica F., Grisolia, Bruno B., Campos, Maria J. O., Romero, Gustavo Q.

“…1. Flower visitation by herbivores and pollinators often occurs simultaneously, but their potential contrasting responses to predation risk are rarely…”
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Evaluating the influence of plant defenses on prey quality as an opportunity to enhance biological control in agroecosystems by Pocius, Victoria M., Kersch-Becker, Mônica F.

“…[Display omitted] •As agricultural systems have intensified, novel approaches to increase the efficacy of carnivorous arthropods are needed.•Community-wide…”
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Indirect Effects of Human Development Along the Coast on Coral Health by Guilherme Becker, C., Dalziel, Benjamin D., Kersch-Becker, Mônica F., Park, Mia G., Mouchka, Morgan

“…Accelerated human development in coastal areas is causing declines in coral reefs worldwide, but the mechanisms by which development leads to reef degradation…”
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Bottom-up multitrophic effects in resprouting plants by Kersch-Becker, Mônica F, Lewinsohn, Thomas M

“…Severe damage often provokes compensatory resprouting of plants, which commonly modify plant morphological and phenological traits. Rapid plant growth often…”
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The role of spider hunting mode on the strength of spider–plant mutualisms by Kersch-Becker, Mônica F., Grisolia, Bruno B., Campos, Maria J. O., Romero, Gustavo Q.

“…The strength and outcome of mutualistic interactions can be highly dependent on the combination of traits of the species involved. Distinct foraging strategies…”
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Arthropod-bacteria interactions influence assembly of aquatic host microbiome and pathogen defense by Greenspan, Sasha E, Lyra, Mariana L, Migliorini, Gustavo H, Kersch-Becker, Mônica F, Bletz, Molly C, Lisboa, Cybele Sabino, Pontes, Mariana R, Ribeiro, Luisa P, Neely, Wesley J, Rezende, Felipe, Romero, Gustavo Q, Woodhams, Douglas C, Haddad, Célio F B, Toledo, Luís Felipe, Becker, C Guilherme

“…The host-associated microbiome is vital to host immunity and pathogen defense. In aquatic ecosystems, organisms may interact with environmental bacteria to…”
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Stomatal closure prevents xylem transport of green leaf volatiles and impairs their systemic function in plants by Maleki, Feizollah A., Seidl‐Adams, Irmgard, Fahimi, Azadeh, Peiffer, Michelle L., Kersch‐Becker, Monica F., Felton, Gary W., Tumlinson, James H.

“…Plants perceive environmental stresses as whole organisms via distant signals conveying danger messages through their vasculature. In parallel to vascular…”
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Warming and shifts in litter quality drive multiple responses in freshwater detritivore communities by Benavides-Gordillo, Sandra, González, Angélica L., Kersch-Becker, Mônica F., Moretti, Marcelo S., Moi, Dieison A., Aidar, Marcos P. M., Romero, Gustavo Q.

“…Aquatic detritivores are highly sensitive to changes in temperature and leaf litter quality caused by increases in atmospheric CO 2 . While impacts on…”
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Virus strains differentially induce plant susceptibility to aphid vectors and chewing herbivores by Kersch-Becker, Mônica F, Thaler, Jennifer S

“…Plants are frequently attacked by both pathogens and insects, and an attack from one can induce plant responses that affect resistance to the other. However,…”
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Landscape simplification and altitude affect biodiversity, herbivory and Andean potato yield by Poveda, Katja, Martínez, Eliana, Kersch-Becker, Monica F., Bonilla, Maria A., Tscharntke, Teja

“…1. The simplification of agricultural landscapes through the increase in cropped area has caused the loss of habitats for many species that fulfil important…”
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Bromeliads provide shelter against fire to mutualistic spiders in a fire‐prone landscape by DE OMENA, PAULA M., KERSCH‐BECKER, MÔNICA F., ANTIQUEIRA, PABLO A. P., BERNABÉ, TIAGO N., BENAVIDES‐GORDILLO, SANDRA, RECALDE, FÁTIMA C., VIEIRA, CAMILA, MIGLIORINI, GUSTAVO H., ROMERO, GUSTAVO Q.

“…1. A key challenge in the study of mutualistic interactions is understanding sources of variation that strengthen or weaken these interactions. In spider–plant…”
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Impacts of ramet density and herbivory on floral volatile emissions and seed production in Solidago altissima by Herschberger, Jacob E., Ciesla, Lukasz, Stieha, Christopher R., Kersch‐Becker, Mônica F.

“…Premise Plants produce an array of floral olfactory and visual cues to attract pollinators, including volatile organic compounds (VOC), which mediate…”
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Conservation of an Ant-plant Mutualism in Native Forests and Ecologically-managed Tree Monocultures by Kersch-Becker, Mônica F., Buss, Sandra R., Fonseca, Carlos R.

“…The Brazilian Atlantic Forest has been replaced by homogeneous tree monocultures with potentially drastic effect on ecological interactions. We expect that…”
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Contribution of emergent aquatic insects to the trophic variation of tropical birds and bats by Recalde, Fátima C., Breviglieri, Crasso P.B., Kersch-Becker, Mônica F., Romero, Gustavo Q.

“…Food webs are spatially connected by cross-ecosystem fluxes of resources, especially in aquatic-terrestrial boundaries. Generalist consumers are often…”
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Plant architectural traits influence residence time of a specialist jumping spider by de Omena, Paula M., Bernabé, Tiago N., Kersch-Becker, Mônica F., Recalde, Fátima C., Antiqueira, Pablo A. P., Vieira, Camila, Migliorini, Gustavo H., Benavides-Gordillo, Sandra, Romero, Gustavo Q.

“…The patch residence time of spiders has long been attributed to prey availability. We provide empirical evidence that plant architecture determines the…”
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