Variation in multiple traits of vegetative and reproductive seagrass tissues influences plant-herbivore interactions

Oecologia

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 675-686

  Vergés, Adriana ^a   Becerro, Mikel A ^a   Alcoverro, Teresa ^a   Romero, Javier ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical defence; Feeding preference; Phenolics; Plant toughness; Plant herbivore interactions

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; ECHINODERM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PERCIFORM; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEAGRASS;

ALISMATIDAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLOWER; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PARACENTROTUS; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION;

ALISMATIDAE; ANIMALS; FLOWERS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; PARACENTROTUS; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SARPA SALPA;

EID: 33947331705     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0606-x     Document Type: Article

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