Habitat preference of an herbivore shapes the habitat distribution of its host plant
N. M. Alexandre, P. T. Humphrey, A. D. Gloss, J. Lee, J. Frazier, H. A. Affeldt, N. K. Whiteman
The paper investigates how herbivore habitat preference influences plant distribution, finding that herbivores prefer sunny habitats over shade plants, driving the plant's distribution into shaded areas.
bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2018Ecology