Plant secondary compounds (PSCs), also called secondary metabolites, have high chemical
and structural diversity and appear as non-volatile or volatile compounds. These …

Plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) play essential roles in the adaptation to harsh
environments and function in plant defense responses. PSMs act as key components of …

Classic research on elevational gradients in plant–herbivore interactions holds that insect
herbivore pressure is stronger under warmer, less seasonal climates characteristic of low …

A long‐standing paradigm in ecology holds that herbivore pressure and thus plant defences
increase towards lower latitudes. However, recent work has challenged this prediction …

A central tenet of plant defense theory is that adaptation to the abiotic environment sets the
template for defense strategies, imposing a trade-off between plant growth and defense. Yet …

Despite long-standing interest in local adaptation of plants to their biotic and abiotic
environment, existing theory, and many case studies, little work to date has addressed within …

Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a medicinal plant traditionally employed for the
treatment of urinary tract infections due to high contents of arbutin (hydroquinone β-D …

Research on elevational gradients in species interactions holds that herbivore pressure
increases towards warmer and more stable climates found at lower elevations. However, the …

Systematic comparisons of species interactions in urban versus rural environments can
improve our understanding of shifts in ecological processes due to urbanization. However …

The premise that the intensity of biotic interactions decreases with increasing latitudes and
elevations is broadly accepted; however, whether these geographical patterns can be …