Low chitinase activity in Acacia myrmecophytes: A potential trade-off between biotic and chemical defences?

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 555-558

  Heil, M ^a   Staehelin, Christian ^b   McKey, D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE;

ANT; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHYTE; TRADE-OFF;

ACACIA; ANT; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; CHITINASE; FABACEAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0034530605     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050778     Document Type: Article

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