Influence of leaf traits on the spatial distribution of insect herbivores associated with an overstorey rainforest tree

Oecologia

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 388-393

  Basset, Yves ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Insect plant interactions; Leaf water content; Nitrogen; Rain forest; Translocation

Indexed keywords

INSECT HERBIVORE; LEAF CHARACTERISTICS; RAIN FOREST;

AUSTRALIA;

ARGYRODENDRON ACTINOPHYLLUM; STERCULIACEAE;

EID: 0026314303     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00634596     Document Type: Article

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