Plant-mediated interactions between the northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides, and aboveground herbivorous insects

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 991-998

  Ostrow, D Gigi ^a   Huntly, Nancy ^a   Inouye, Richard S ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fossorial mammals; Herbivory; Indirect interactions; Insect herbivores; Plant herbivore interactions; Plant stress hypothesis; Thomomys talpoides

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; INSECT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; GEOMYIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; THOMOMYS TALPOIDES;

EID: 0036862173     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0991:PMIBTN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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