Variation in herbivory within and among plants of Daphne laureola (Thymelaeaceae): Correlation with plant size and architecture

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 495-502

  Alonso, Conchita ^a   Herrera, Carlos M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food selection; Foraging behaviour; Insect herbivory; Noctuidae; Plant architecture

Indexed keywords

PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SPURGE LAUREL;

DAPHNE LAUREOLA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; THYMELAEACEAE;

EID: 0030304874     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261472     Document Type: Article

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