Nicotiana attenuata plant (IMAGE)
Caption
Coyote tobacco Nicotiana attenuata is a plant species native to the Great Basin Desert of the western United States. Natural populations of this wild tobacco contain plants with significant mutations in their defenses against herbivores. These mutants are more susceptible to insect attack but grow faster. They can also compensate for the reduced defenses due to robust genetic networks.
Credit
Ian T. Baldwin, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
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