Grazing optimization, nutrient cycling, and spatial heterogeneity of plant-herbivore interactions: Should a palatable plant evolve?

Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-92

  De Mazancourt, Claire ^a,b   Loreau, Michel ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Grazing optimization; Group selection; Indirect effect; Maximum power principle; Mutualism; Patchy environment; Plant defense; Plant palatability; Primary production; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OPTIMIZATION; PALATABILITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034026382     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00010.x     Document Type: Article

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