The effects of plant quality on caterpillar growth and defense against natural enemies

Oikos

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-228

  D Coley, P ^a,b   L Bateman, M ^b   A Kursar, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; NATURAL ENEMY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

FORMICIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 33750092233     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14928.x     Document Type: Article

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