• Of goats and spines : a feeding experiment 

      Skarpe, Christina; Bergström, Roger; Danell, Kjell; Eriksson, Helena; Kunz, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Spines in plants have evolved to reduce mammalian herbivory, and their main function may be to protect twigs more than photosynthetic tissue. Type and frequency of spines vary in different scales. We hypothesised that ...