What makes a leaf tough and how this affects the pattern of Castanopsis fissa leaf consumption by caterpillars

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 668-674

  Choong, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fagaceae; Herbivory; Leaf anatomy; Leaf toughness; Plant defence

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENCE; CATERPILLAR; HERBIVORY; LEAF TOUGHNESS;

CASTANOPSIS FISSA; FAGACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0030303299     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390178     Document Type: Article

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