Factors affecting floral herbivory in a limestone grassland

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 501-506

  Breadmore, Karen N ^a   Kirk, William D J ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floral herbivory; Flower damage; Flower size; Flowering phenology; Mollusc; Petal; Slug; Temperate grassland

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; FLOWER; HERBIVORY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

GALIUM STERNERI; PRIMULA VULGARIS;

EID: 0032408354     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(99)80004-6     Document Type: Article

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