Carnivorous plant-slug interaction: A trip from herbivory to kleptoparasitism

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 154-160

  Zamora, Regino ^a   Gómez, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deroceras hilbrandi; Kleptoparasitism; Pinguicula vallisneriifolia; Trophic habit change

Indexed keywords

CARNIVOROUS PLANT; GASTROPOD; HERBIVORY; KLEPTOPARASITISM; PLANT-SLUG INTERACTION; SLUG;

AGRIOLIMACIDAE; DEROCERAS HILBRANDI; PINGUICULA VALLISNERIIFOLIA; DEROCERAS HILBRANDT;

EID: 0029666932     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5718     Document Type: Article

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