Growth, chemical responses and herbivory after simulated leaf browsing in Combretum apiculatum

Plant Ecology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-212

  Rooke, T ^a   Bergstrom R ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Insect; Nitrogen; Phenolics; Tannins; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

APICAL DOMINANCE; BIOMASS; BROWSING; COMPENSATION; DEFOLIATION; GROWTH CURVE; HERBIVORY; INDUCED RESPONSE; INSECT; MORTALITY; NITROGEN; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SHRUB; SIMULATION; TANNIN; UNGULATE;

COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM APICULATUM; HEXAPODA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33947513023     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9177-5     Document Type: Article

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