Effects of herbivory on the growth and reproduction of Picris hieracioides in the Mediterranean region

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-110

  Escarre J ^a   Lepart, J ^a   Sans, X ^a,b   Sentuc, J J ^a   Gorse, V ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Insect; Old field; Seed predation; Tephritis separata

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HERBIVORY; INSECT; REPRODUCTION;

FRANCE; MONTPELLIER;

PICRIS HIERACIOIDES; TEPHRITIS SEPARATA;

EID: 0033084114     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237165     Document Type: Article

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