Plant-insect interactions: An evolutionary arms race between two distinct defense mechanisms

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 71-81

  Mello, Marcia O ^a   Silva Filho, Marcio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Co evolution; Herbivory

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037002014     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-04202002000200001     Document Type: Short Survey

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