Changes in photochemical efficiency in response to herbivory and experimental defoliation in the dioecious tree Ilex aquifolium

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-289

  Retuerto, R ^a   Fernandez Lema B ^a   Obeso, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Compensatory photosynthesis; Pattern of defoliation; Sexual dimorphism; Simulated herbivory

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; HERBIVORY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ILEX; ILEX AQUIFOLIUM;

EID: 33644832663     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498919     Document Type: Article

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