Does herbivory by slugs influence the invasiveness of perennial Brassicaceae?

Bulletin of the Geobotanical Institute ETH

Volumn 68, Issue , 2002, Pages 73-81

  Buschmann, Holger ^a   Edwards, Peter J ^a   Dietz, Hansjörg ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arion lusitanicus; Compensatory growth; Deroceras reticulatum; EICA hypothesis; Invasive plants; Palatability

Indexed keywords

ARION LUSITANICUS; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM;

EID: 0036377343     PISSN: 14206803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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