Does herbivore diversity increase induced phytochemical diversity? Testing the pathway co-activation hypothesis
Umesh KP, Michal Eldar-Liebreich, Kankan Datta, Rachel Davidovic-Rikanati, Sagar Subhash Pandit, Moshe Coll, Asaf Sadeh
The paper tests if multi-species herbivory increases phytochemical diversity by activating antagonistic defense pathways, finding increased richness and evenness under dual herbivory.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology