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Herbivore
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Organism that eats mostly or exclusively plant material
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herbivory
feeding behavior whereby animals eat plant material
Plant defense against herbivory
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Megaherbivore
Megafauna subgroup
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Ecological consequences of large herbivore exclusion in an African savanna: 12 years of data from the UHURU experiment
scientific article published on 8 March 2022
Climate-induced phenological shift of apple trees has diverse effects on pollinators, herbivores and natural enemies
article by Ádám Kőrösi et al published 2018 in PeerJ
Herbivore pressure on goldenrod (Solidago altissima L., Asteraceae): its effects on herbivore resistance and vegetative reproduction
scientific article published in 2012
Predicting Habitat Utilization and Extent of Ecosystem Disturbance by an Increasing Herbivore Population
The Chemical Ecology of Plant–Herbivore Interactions in Marine versus Terrestrial Communities
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Stratifying herbivore fisheries by habitat to avoid ecosystem overfishing of coral reefs
article by Peter J. Mumby published 17 March 2014 in Fish and Fisheries
How much time can herbivore protection buy for coral reefs under realistic regimes of hurricanes and coral bleaching?
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Insecticides promote viral outbreaks by altering herbivore competition
scientific article published in September 2015
Vertebrate herbivores and ecosystem control: cascading effects of faeces on tundra ecosystems
scholarly article by René van der Wal et al published April 2004 in Ecography
Herbivore-induced callose deposition on the sieve plates of rice: an important mechanism for host resistance
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A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main component of its diet. These more broadly also encompass animals that eat non-vascular autotrophs such as mosses, algae and lichens, but do not include those feeding on decomposed...

Instance of
eating behavior
group or class of organisms
Subclass of
Animal
feeding behavior
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