Branching responses in Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae) following mechanical or gall damage to apical meristems and neighbor removal

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 954-959

  Fay, Philip A ^a   Throop, Heather L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antistrophus silphii; Apical dominance; Asteraceae; Branching; Competition; Galls; Herbivory; Konza Prairie

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANTISTROPHUS SILPHII; ASTERACEAE; CAPITULUM; INSECTA; SILPHIUM; SILPHIUM INTEGRIFOLIUM;

EID: 19544375914     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.954     Document Type: Article

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