Optimal defense theory: Elasticity analysis as a tool to predict intraplant variation in defenses

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 891-897

  Pavia, Henrik ^a   Toth, Gunilla B ^a   Åberg, Per ^b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allocation; Chemical defenses; Elasticity analysis; Herbivory; Intraplant; Life history; Optimal defense theory; Phlorotannins; Plant animal interactions; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEAWEED;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; EUKARYOTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0013351520     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0891:ODTEAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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