Intraspecific variation in Eucalyptus secondary metabolites determines food intake by folivorous marsupials

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 160-169

  Lawler, I R ^a,c   Foley, W J ^a,c   Eschler, B M ^a,c   Pass, D M ^a   Handasyde, K ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deterrency; Eucalyptus; Intraspecific variation; Phascolarctos cinereus; Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Indexed keywords

FEEDING DETERRENT; HERBIVORY; INGESTION RATE; MARSUPIAL; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS EVATA; EUCALYPTUS OVATA; EUCALYPTUS VIMINALIS; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; PSEUDOCHEIRUS PEREGRINUS;

EID: 0031715356     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050575     Document Type: Article

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