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Recent meta-analysis of field experiments suggests that native herbivores (most impact was by generalists) may selectively feed on exotic plants and that exotic herbivores may selectively feed on native plants [9]; both patterns suggesting that generalist herbivores may preferentially attack naïve plants that have not been selected to deter these herbivores.

Thus, our results suggest that sPrPSc may preferentially attack the cerebellum compared to the cerebrum.

At lower concentration, the signal at 310 nm nearly disappears and that at 250 nm becomes distinct, which may mean that the Ag+ ions preferentially attack the sites of sp3 carbon clusters or defective regions on the basal planes and partially restore the sp2 carbon framework.

Etching in acid solution is shown to preferentially dissolve the crystalline phase while basic solutions preferentially attack the glassy phase.

Oxygen and peracids are known to preferentially attack the sulfur atom [43], while stronger oxidants are required to actually attack the aromatic carbons.

Cl− ions preferentially attack the Al Ni rich phase, which is a sensitive zone exhibiting an appreciable potential difference, with consequent galvanic action.

Accordingly, if the negative charge is located on N(1) or N(2), they will be preferentially attack the electrophilic carbon (Table 5) in alkylation reactions.

During this process, natural selection favors predators that preferentially attack the local prey species with the currently lowest levels of defense.

That favors increased defenses in the prey populations that are currently under heavy attack, causing selection then to shift and favor genetic forms of the predator that preferentially attack other host species with lower defenses.

Predators preferentially attack vital body parts to avoid prey escape.

Shearer and Harms (2012) attempted to isolate fungal pathogens that will preferentially attack non-native Phragmites in North America.