Effect of gnawing by Microcavia australis (Rodentia, Caviidae) on Geoffroea decorticans (Leguminosae) plants

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-85

  Tognelli, Marcelo F ^a   Borghi, Carlos E ^b   Campos, Claudia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Geoffroea decorticans; Herbivory; Microcavia australis; Monte Desert; Plant survival; Plant animal interaction

Indexed keywords

PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA PROVINCE; MONTE DESERT;

ANIMALIA; CAVIIDAE; FABACEAE; GEOFFROEA DECORTICANS; MICROCAVIA AUSTRALIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032937502     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0470     Document Type: Article

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