Palatability of Thlaspi caerulescens for snails: Influence of zinc and glucosinolates

New Phytologist

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 763-772

  Noret, N ^a,b   Meerts, P ^b   Tolra R ^c   Poschenrieder, C ^c   Barcelo J ^c   Escarre, J ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Binary choices; Glucosinolates; Herbivory; Hyperaccumulation; Palatability; Snails; Thlaspi caerulescens; Zinc (Zn)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; HYPERACCUMULATION; PALATABILITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SNAIL; ZINC;

GASTROPODA; HELICIDAE; HELIX ASPERSA; THLASPI CAERULESCENS;

EID: 14244257563     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01286.x     Document Type: Article

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