Variation in chemical and physical properties during leaf development in California Bay Tree (Umbellularia californica): Predictions regarding palatability for deer

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-103

  Goralka, Raymond J L ^a   Schumaker, Michael A ^a   Langenheim, Jean H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lauraceae; mammalian herbivory; monoterpenoids; seasonal variation; terpenes; total nitrogen; total nonstructural carbohydrates; Umbellularia californica

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEER; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PALATABILITY; PLANT LEAF; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREE;

CERVIDAE; LAURACEAE; MAMMALIA; UMBELLARIA; UMBELLARIA CALIFORNICA; UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0030092683     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(95)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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