Plasticity of leaf traits and insect herbivory in Solanum incanum L. (Solanaceae) in Nguruman, SW Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-187

  Gianoli, Ernesto ^a,c   Hannunen, Salla ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Beetles; Herbivory; Leaf; Plasticity; Solanum incanum

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PLASTICITY; SOIL MOISTURE;

KENYA;

EID: 0033826775     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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