Regrowth following herbivory in ipomopsis aggregata: Compensation but not overcompensation

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 744-755

  Bergelson, Joy ^a   Juenger, Thomas E ^b   Crawley, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; HERBIVORY; SCARLET GILIA;

USA, COLORADO;

IPOMOPSIS AGGREGATA; POLEMONIACEAE;

EID: 0030424629     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285952     Document Type: Article

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