Can the evolution of plant defense lead to plant-herbivore mutualism?

American Naturalist

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-123

  De Mazancourt, C ^a   Loreau, M ^a   Dieckmann, U ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive dynamics; Evolution; Grazing optimization; Mutualism; Nutrient cycling; Plant herbivore interaction

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MUTUALISM; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

EID: 0034921218     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321306     Document Type: Article

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