Spines protect plants against browsing by small climbing mammals

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-221

  Cooper, Susan M ^a   Ginnett, Tim F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia; Foraging; Plant defense; Spines; Woodrat

Indexed keywords

BLACKBRUSH; BROWSING; PLANT DEFENCE; SMALL MAMMAL; SOUTHERN PLAINS WOODRAT; SPINE;

ACACIA RIGIDULA; MIMOSACEAE; NEOTOMA MICROPUS;

EID: 0031912466     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050371     Document Type: Article

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