Biotic interactions limit the geographic range of an annual plant: herbivory and phenology mediate fitness beyond a range margin
J. Benning, V. M. Eckhart, M. A. Geber, D. A. Moeller
The paper investigates how herbivory and phenology affect the geographic range of Clarkia xantiana ssp. xantiana, showing herbivory reduces fitness beyond the range margin.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2018Ecology