Correlations between leaf structural traits and the densities of herbivorous insect guilds

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-65

  Peeters, Paula J ^a,b  

^a Monash University ^*  (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arboreal insect assemblages; Feeding guild; Herbivory; Leaf anatomy; Phytophagous; Plant insect interactions; Sclerophylly; Specific leaf area; Trichomes

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; GUILD STRUCTURE; HERBIVORY; LEAF; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

HEXAPODA; HYPODERRIS; INSECTA;

EID: 0036738261     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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