Interactions between insect herbivores and a plant architectural dimorphism

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1249-1260

  Rudgers, Jennifer A ^a,b   Whitney, Kenneth D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baccharis pilularis; Community genetics; Genetic polymorphism; Intraspecific genetic diversity; Natural selection; Parasitoid; Tri trophic interaction

Indexed keywords

DIMORPHISM; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SHRUB;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASTERACEAE; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS PILULARIS; BACCHARIS VANESSAE; CANIS LATRANS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DIPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; RHOPALOMYIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 33749440257     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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