Selective slug grazing on montane meadow plants

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 828-838

  Scheidel, Ulrich ^a   Bruelheide, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arion; Arnica montana; Deroceras; Feeding deterrents; Food selection

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; HERBIVORY; MORPHOLOGY; PALATABILITY;

GRAZING; HERBIVORY; PALATABILITY; SLUG;

ANIMALIA; ARION; ARION LUSITANICUS; ARION SUBFUSCUS; ARNICA; ARNICA MONTANA; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA JACEA; DEROCERAS; DEROCERAS AGRESTE; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0032695326     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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