Why do some thorny plants resemble green zebras?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 483-489

  Lev Yadun, Simcha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aposematic coloration; Herbivory; Silybum marianum; Thorns; Zebra

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; PLANT DEFENSE;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; COLOR; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LEAF STRUCTURE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARIETAS;

ASTERACEAE; EQUIDAE; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 0041882189     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00196-6     Document Type: Article

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