Concepts

Predicts that fast-growing plants in high resource environments invest less in defense because they can easily regrow after herbivory

Hypothesis that parasitism of dominant plant species reduces their competitive ability, allowing less competitive species to increase in abundance

The hypothesis that secondary metabolites in certain pollen types provide protection against natural enemies

The location of extrafloral nectaries relative to plant reproductive structures acts to distract flower-damaging ants or other visitors from flowers, and consequently pollinators as well

hypothesis that large animals should follow high quality forage at the leading edge of green-up in the spring