1. Host plant phenotypic traits affect the structure of the associated consumer community and mediate species interactions. Intraspecific variation in host traits is well documented, although a functional understanding of variable traits that drive herbivore community response is lacking. We address this gap by modelling the trait‐environment relationship using insect traits and host plant traits in a multilevel model.

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寄主植物性状的种内变异介导当地昆虫食草动物群落的分类和功能组成

1. 寄主植物表型性状影响相关消费者群落的结构并介导物种相互作用。尽管缺乏对驱动食草动物群落反应的可变特征的功能性理解，但宿主特征的种内变异已有详细记录。我们通过在多级模型中使用昆虫性状和寄主植物性状对性状-环境关系进行建模来解决这一差距。