Behavioral strategies of mammal herbivores against plant secondary metabolites: The avoidance-tolerance continuum

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1115-1132

  Iason, Glenn R ^a   Villalba, Juan J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Behavioral strategies; Food choice; Mammal herbivores; Plant secondary metabolites; PSM; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MAMMALS; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33745136803     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9075-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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