Insect predators affect plant resistance via density- and trait-mediated indirect interactions

Ecology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 338-346

  Griffin, Celine A M ^a   Thaler, Jennifer S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Density mediated indirect interactions; Induced resistance; Manduca sexta; Peroxidase; Plant insect interactions; Podisus maculiventris; Solanum ptychanthum; Trait mediated indirect interactions; Tri trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; HERBIVORY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; PODISUS MACULIVENTRIS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM PTYCHANTHUM;

EID: 33644948147     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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