Herbivory in epiphytic bromeliads, orchids and ferns in a Mexican montane forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Winkler, Manuela ^a   Hülber, Karl ^b   Mehltreter, Klaus ^c   Franco, José García ^c   Hietz, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Ferns; Herbivory; Humid montane forest; Mexico; Orchidaceae; Polypodiaceae

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; HERBIVORY; MONTANE FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LYCASTE AROMATICA; TILLANDSIA DEPPEANA; TILLANDSIA PUNCTULATA;

EID: 14844311986     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404002081     Document Type: Article

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