Studies on latitudinal patterns in plant defence have traditionally overlooked the potential effect that resource availability may have in shaping plant defence. Likewise, latitudinal patterns of tolerance traits have rarely been studied, yet they can be a critical component of plant defence. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine latitudinal variation in the production of tolerance and resistance traits against herbivory along a latitudinal range and a natural gradient of resource availability from upwelling conditions.

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海洋基础物种对草食动物的植物防御的纬度变化不遵循线性模式：资源可用性的重要性

传统上对植物防御中的纬度模式的研究通常忽略了资源的可获得性可能会影响植物防御的潜在影响。同样，很少研究耐性性状的纬度模式，但它们可能是植物防御的重要组成部分。因此，我们研究的目的是研究在纬度范围内纬度范围内的草食动物的耐受性和抗性性状产生的纬度变化和资源可利用性的自然梯度。