Variation in defence strategies in two species of the genus Beilschmiedia under differing soil nutrient and rainfall conditions

Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 152-157

  Simon, J ^a,b   Miller, R E ^a   Woodrow, I E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beilschmiedia; Condensed tannins; Cyanogenesis; Nutrient availability; Phenolics; Rainfall; Structural defence

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; RAIN;

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RAINFALL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; TANNIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON; LAURACEAE; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; RAIN; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BEILSCHMIEDIA; BEILSCHMIEDIA COLLINA;

EID: 33846858853     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924537     Document Type: Article

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