Spines of Acacia tortilis: What do they defend and how?

Oikos

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-284

  Gowda, Juan Haridas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA TORTILIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; MIMOSACEAE;

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENCE; BROWSING; GOAT; SPINE;

EID: 0030302001     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546066     Document Type: Article

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