Phenotypic plasticity of Senecio vulgaris from contrasting habitat types: Growth and pyrrolizidine alkaloid formation

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 343-358

  Frischknecht, Peter M ^a   Schuhmacher, Katharina ^a   Müller Schärer, Heinz ^b   Baumann, Thomas W ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environment; Growth; Growth differentiation balance hypothesis; Phenotypic plasticity; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; Secondary metabolism; Senecio vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; NITROGEN; PYRROLIZIDINE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

ALKALOID; GROWTH; HABITAT TYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CROP; DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLASTICITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENECIO; SOIL; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENECIO; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

SENECIO VULGARIS;

EID: 0034996560     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005684523068     Document Type: Article

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