Effects of life history, domestication and agronomic selection on plant defence against insects: Evidence from maizes and wild relatives

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-355

  Rosenthal, Joshua P ^a,c   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of defence; Diatraea grandiosella; Growth rate; Mexico; Resource allocation; Zea spp.

Indexed keywords

DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS; POACEAE;

AGRONOMIC SELECTION; DOMESTICATION; INSECT PEST; LIFE HISTORY; MAIZE; PLANT DEFENCE;

EID: 0030614016     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018420504439     Document Type: Article

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