Escaping herbivory: Refuge effects on the morphology and shoot demography of the clonal forest herb Maianthemum canadense

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 280-285

  Rooney, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer browsing; Forest herbs; Maianthemum canadense; Oxalis acetosella; Plant morphology; Shoot demography

Indexed keywords

CLONAL PLANT; HERBIVORY; MORPHOLOGY; REFUGE; SHOOT DEMOGRAPHY;

LILIACEAE; MAIANTHEMUM CANADENSE; MAIANTHEMUM CANDENSE;

EID: 0031449080     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997262     Document Type: Article

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