Age-related changes in defensive traits of Acacia tortilis Hayne

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 218-223

  Gowda, Juan H ^a   Palo, R Thomas ^b  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acacia; Ontogenetic variation; Phenols; Plant herbivore interactions; Secondary compounds; Spines

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; ONTOGENY; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ACACIA; ACACIA TORTILIS; ANIMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0141993500     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2003.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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