The effects of plant sexual system and latitude on resistance to herbivores

In a new paper in the The American Journal of Botany, Ruth Rivkin (Johnson Lab) tested how latitude, plant sexual system, and gender influence the strength of plant-herbivore interactions. She found that herbivores were most abundant on female plants and in dioecious (both male and female plants) populations, and that this trend was strongest in the south.

This is the first paper from Ruth’s ongoing PhD - congrats!