Relaxation of an induced defense after exclusion of herbivores: Spines on Acacia drepanolobium

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 508-513

  Young, Truman P ^a,b   Okello, Bell D ^a,c  

^a MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia drepanolobium; Herbivore exclusion; Induced resistance; Kenya; Spinescence

Indexed keywords

EXCLOSURE; INDUCED RESPONSE; MECHANICAL DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SPINE;

ACACIA DREPANOLOBIUM; BOS TAURUS; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0031822629     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050548     Document Type: Article

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