Vincent S. Pan

The paper investigates red pigmentation in extrafloral nectaries across 625 species, finding cold wet regions and deserts as hotspots and suggesting a fungal defense role for red pigments.

The paper shows that nonlinear tolerance to herbivory explains the herbivory paradox by demonstrating that plants tolerate low damage but suffer disproportionately from severe, infrequent damage.

The paper analyzes global population and masting fluctuations, finding an increasing frequency of fluctuations over 60 years with moderate effect size.