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Fig. 3

From: Is protection against florivory consistent with the optimal defense hypothesis?

Fig. 3

Pod and seed production following simulated florivory or folivory. Pod and seed production as well as the number of viable seeds of lima bean plants with different percentages of either flower or young leaf tissue removal were quantified. Tests for differences between flower removal treatments from one-way ANOVAs: total pods, p = 0.707, total seeds, p = 0.189, and viable seeds, p = 0.108, N = 20. Tests for differences between young leaf tissue removal treatments from one-way ANOVAs: total pods, p <0.001, total seeds, p <0.001, and viable seeds, p <0.001, N = 20. Boxplots show median values in bold with rectangles representing the interquartile range from the 1st to the 3rd quartile. Whiskers show minimum and maximum values. Letters indicate significant differences according to posthoc analyses (Tukey’s HSD; p <0.05)

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