Photosynthesis and sink activity of wasp-induced galls in Acacia pycnantha

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1781-1791

  Dorchin, Netta ^a,c   Cramer, Michael D ^a,b   Hoffmann, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia pycnantha; Compensatory photosynthesis; Exploitative competition; Galls; Pteromalidae; Respiration; Trichilogaster signiventris

Indexed keywords

CARBON SINK; GALL; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIOACTIVITY; RESPIRATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SHRUB; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION; WASP;

ACACIA; ACACIA PYCNANTHA; INSECTA; PHYLLODES; PTEROMALIDAE; TRICHILOGASTER;

EID: 33746486690     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1781:PASAOW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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