Comparison of seedling and adult palatability in annual and perennial plants

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 546-551

  Fenner, M ^a   Hanley, M E ^a   Lawrence, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical defences; Deroceras reticulatum; Grazing; Molluses; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; HERBIVORY; PALATABILITY;

DEROCERAS RETICULATUM;

EID: 0032847209     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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