Interactive effects of herbivory and sand burial on growth of a tropical dune plant, Ipomoea pes-caprae

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-245

  Bach, Catherine E ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dune plant; Insect herbivory; Interactive effect; Ipomoea pes caprae; Noctuid caterpillar; Sand burial; Tortoise beetle

Indexed keywords

DUNE; GROWTH; HERBIVORY; PLANT; SAND;

IPOMOEA;

EID: 0031870371     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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