Plant defense and density dependence in the population growth of herbivores

American Naturalist

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-120

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aphid population dynamics; Aphis nerii; Asclepias spp.; Cardenolides; Milkweed; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HERBIVORE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION GROWTH;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIAS; CHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DENSITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; APHIDS; ASCLEPIAS; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEEDS;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; APHIS; APHIS NERII; ASCLEPIAS; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 3342956517     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/420980     Document Type: Article

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