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The response of protected shrubs of Hormathophylla spinosa to evaluate the experimental reduction of feeding on flowers and fruits. The response of unprotected shrubs to control treatment and benefits of that unprotected shrubs, which can derive from their response.
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The Mediterranean shrub Hormathophylla spinosa is eaten by most of the herbivore mammals and loses its 80% flowers and fruits each year due to this feeding behavior of herbivores. It also has an antiherbivore adaptation on its flowering stems called spines.
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