Constraints on the utilisation of the invasive Chinese tallow tree Sapium sebiferum by generalist native herbivores in coastal prairies

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-75

  Lankau, Richard A ^a,b   Rogers, William E ^b   Siemann, Evan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural constraint; Enemies hypothesis; Generalist herbivore; Grasshopper; Invasive species; Sapium sebiferum

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRASSHOPPER; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACRIDIDAE; ANIMALIA; CELTIS; CELTIS LAEVIGATA; MELANOPLUS; MELANOPLUS ANGUSTIPENNIS; ORTHOPTERA; SAPIUM; SAPIUM SEBIFERUM; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 1342332810     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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