Defoliation of the annual herb Abutilon theophrasti: Mechanisms underlying reproductive compensation

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-232

  Mabry, C M ^a,b   Wayne, P W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abutilon theophrasti; Compensation; Competition; Defoliation; Simulated herbivory

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; DEFOLIATION; REPRODUCTIVE COMPENSATION;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; MALVACEAE;

EID: 0030838743     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050229     Document Type: Article

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