Contribution of flexible allocation priorities to herbivory tolerance in C4 perennial grasses: An evaluation with 13C labeling

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-159

  Briske, D D ^a   Boutton, T W ^a   Wang, Z ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

13C labeling; C4 perennial grasses; Carbon allocation; Grazing resistance; Herbivory tolerance

Indexed keywords

CARBON ALLOCATION; GRASS; HERBIVORY; TOLERANCE;

ANDROPOGON GERARDII; ARISTIDA PURPUREA; BOUTELOUA RIGIDISETA; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 0029666846     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328540     Document Type: Article

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