The effect of inactivating tannins on the intake of Eucalyptus foliage by a specialist Eucalyptus folivore (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) and a generalist herbivore (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-42

  Marsh, Karen J ^a   Wallis, Ian R ^a   Foley, William J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; TANNIN;

ALOPIAS; ANIMALIA; BASSARISCUS; BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; EUCALYPTUS; PEREGRINUS; PHALANGERIDAE; PSEUDOCHEIRUS; PSEUDOCHEIRUS PEREGRINUS; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0038701742     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02055     Document Type: Article

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