Gazelle herbivory and interpopulation differences in calcium oxalate content of leaves of a desert lily

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 333-346

  Ward, David ^a   Spiegel, Michael ^a   Saltz, David ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Israel Nature and Parks Authority   (Israel)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Desert; Feeding deterrent; Gazelles; Herbivory; Lilies; Plant animal interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000131860     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006363.34360.9d     Document Type: Article

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