Rethinking the role of many plant phenolics - Protection from photodamage not herbivores?

Oikos

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 166-172

  Close, Dugald C ^a   McArthur, Clare ^a,b  

^a CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; HERBIVORE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

EID: 0036775973     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.990117.x     Document Type: Article

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