Influence of plant ontogeny on compensation to leaf damage

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1632-1640

  Boege, Karina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casearia nitida; Chamela; Compensation; Defoliation; Nonstructural carbohydrates; Ontogeny; Salicaceae

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; COMPENSATION; DAMAGE; DEFOLIATION; HERBIVORE; ONTOGENY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CASEARIA; CASEARIA NITIDA; SALICACEAE; SALIX;

EID: 26444587115     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.10.1632     Document Type: Article

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