Light Or Fight? How Plants Make Tough Survival Choices

Friday, February 27, 2009 - 17:21 in Biology & Nature

Ever since insects developed a taste for vegetation, plants have faced the same dilemma: use limited resources to out-compete their neighbors for light to grow, or, invest directly in defense against hungry insects. Now, biologists have discovered how plants weigh the trade-offs and redirect their energies accordingly.

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