Evolutionary genetics of resistance and tolerance to natural herbivory in Arabidopsis thaliana

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1270-1280

  Weinig, Cynthia ^a,b   Stinchcombe, John R ^a   Schmitt, Johanna ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical meristem damage; Arabidopsis thaliana; Herbivory; Overcompensation; Resistance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0038786645     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00335.x     Document Type: Article

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