Selective feeding by kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) on seedlings of Hakea species: Effects of chemical and physical defences

Plant Ecology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Rafferty, Christine ^a   Lamont, Byron B ^a   Hanley, Mick E ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Nitrogen; Phenolics; Plant defences; Seedling herbivory; Spinescence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; MARSUPIAL; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; PLANT DEFENSE; SEEDLING;

HAKEA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS;

EID: 21644486977     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-2362-0     Document Type: Article

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