Leaves for leaving alone.

• Autores: Charles Q. Choi
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 300, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 31-31
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article reports the discovery that the retention of dead leaves by grasses acts as a defense against herbivorous animals such as cows. The discovery, which was the work of researchers from the University of Buenos Aires, compared the growth of grass denuded of its dead leaves in the presence and absence of cows.