Optimal distribution of defences: Are plants smart investors?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 128-136

  Van Dam, N M ^a,b   De Jong, T J ^a   Iwasa, Y ^c   Kubo, T ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cynoglossum officinale; Defence allocation; Herbivory; Optimal defence theory; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Indexed keywords

CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE;

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENCE; CHEMICAL DEFENCE; OPTIMAL DEFENCE THEORY; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; ROSETTE PLANT;

EID: 0029668067     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390271     Document Type: Article

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