Costs and benefits of defense by tannins in a neotropical tree

Oecologia

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 238-241

  Coley, Phyllis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cecropia; Defense; Herbivory; Neotropical trees; Tannins

Indexed keywords

CECROPIA PELTATA; HERBIVORY; MORACEAE;

EID: 0022823559     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00379246     Document Type: Article

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