Induced defences in kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum): Do caterpillars avoid previous leaf damage?

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-95

  Hodge, S ^a   Barron, M ^b   Wratten, S D ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cleora scriptaria; Epiphyas postvittana; Herbivory; Induced defences; Kawakawa; Macropiper excelsum

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CATERPILLAR; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

CLEORA SCRIPTARIA; EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MACROPIPER EXCELSUM; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0034098071     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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