Defoliation and below-ground herbivory in the grass Muhlenbergia quadridentata: Effects on plant performance and on the root-feeder Phyllophaga sp. (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-242

  Morón Ríos, Alejandro ^a,b   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^a   Jaramillo, Victor J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Below ground herbivory; Defoliation; Grass; Muhlenbergia quadridentata; Phyllophaga

Indexed keywords

MUHLENBERGIA QUADRIDENTATA; PHYLLOPHAGA; COLEOPTERA; MELOLONTHIDAE; POACEAE;

DEFOLIATION; HERBIVORY; ROOT;

EID: 0030618266     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050156     Document Type: Article

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