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Effect of the abrasive properties of sedges on the intestinal absorptive surface and resting metabolic rate of root voles

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Using commonality analysis in multiple regressions: a tool to decompose regression effects in the face of multicollinearity

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Silicon, endophytes and secondary metabolites as grass defenses against mammalian herbivores

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Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance

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Delayed induced silica defences in grasses and their potential for destabilising herbivore population dynamics

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More than herbivory: levels of silica-based defences in grasses vary with plant species, genotype and location

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Are silica defences in grasses driving vole population cycles?

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