Bark consumption of creosote bush (Larrea cuneifolia) by cuises (Microcavia australis): Effect on branch survival and reproduction

Ecologia Austral

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Campos, Claudia M ^a   Borghi, Carlos E ^a,b   Giannoni, Stella M ^a,b   Mangeaud, Arnaldo ^a   Tognelli, Marcelo F ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Debarking; Monte desert; Plant condition; Plant animal interaction; Reproductive structures; Rodent

Indexed keywords

BARK; CREOSOTE; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; GALEA MUSTELOIDES; LARREA; LARREA CUNEIFOLIA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; MAMMALIA; MICROCAVIA AUSTRALIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33748779295     PISSN: 03275477     EISSN: 1667782X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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