Do small leaves expand faster than large leaves, and do shorter expansion times reduce herbivore damage?

Oikos

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 517-524

  Moles, A T ^a   Westoby, M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPANSION; HERBIVORY; LEAF; LEAF AREA;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033771690     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900310.x     Document Type: Article

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