Growth‐chemical defence‐metabolomic expression trade‐off is relaxed as soil nutrient availability increases for a tropical passion vine

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1320 - 1337
• Main Authors: Morrison, Colin R., Hart, Lauren, Wolf, Amelia A., Sedio, Brian E., Armstrong, Wyatt, Gilbert, Lawrence E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Availability; biochemical pathway; biochemical pathways; biomass; chemical concentration; Chemical defense; chemical defenses; Costa Rica; Defense; functional trait; greenhouse experimentation; Greenhouses; herbivores; Herbivory; Leaves; metabolism; Metabolites; metabolome; Metabolomics; Natural enemies; Neotropics; Nitrogen; nitrogen addition; nutrient allocation; Nutrient availability; Nutrients; Passiflora; Passiflora biflora; Phosphorus; phosphorus addition; Plant diversity; Plant growth; Resource allocation; secondary metabolite; secondary metabolites; soil; Soil chemistry; Soil nutrients; Soils; solar radiation; species diversity; Survival; toxicity; Tropical plants; Vines; La Selva; Costa Rica

Abiotic resource limitation presents organisms with a dilemma about how to use resources when they become available. Characterizing how resource allocation affects investment in growth or defensive traits that affect organismal survival strategies allows us to understand the environmental contexts i...