Genetic variation in resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to marsupial browsers

Oecologia

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 289-296

  O'Reilly Wapstra, Julianne M ^a   McArthur, Clare ^a   Potts, Bradley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Herbivory; Mammal interactions; Plant; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; COEVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ALOPIAS; ANIMALIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; THYLOGALE; THYLOGALE BILLARDIERII; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0036942365     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100797     Document Type: Article

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