Relaxation of induced indirect defenses of acacias following exclusion of mammalian herbivores

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 609-614

  Huntzinger, Mikaela ^a,b   Karban, Richard ^a   Young, Truman P ^a,b   Palmer, Todd M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acacia drepanolobium; Ant plant interactions; East Africa; Indirect defense; Induced response; Kenya; Mammalian herbivory; Mutualism; Nectaries; Relaxation; Swollen thorns

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; INDUCED RESPONSE; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHYTE; NECTARY; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA DREPANOLOBIUM; ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1642465460     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-3056     Document Type: Article

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