Gobal patterns of specialized feeding in insect herbivores revealed
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 15:50
in Mathematics & Economics
After decades of field work from dozens of sites around the world, and after two years of combing through and analyzing data, researchers have reported on global patterns in the diets of insect herbivores. They report that most insect herbivores, such as caterpillars, find and feast on just one kind of plant in any one location, rather than eating everything in sight.