Variation in herbivore-mediated indirect effects of an invasive plant on a native plant

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 413-423

  Russell, F Leland ^a,b   Louda, Svata M ^a   Rand, Tatyana A ^a   Kachman, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Associational defense; Biological control; Carduus nutans L.; Cirsium undulatum Spreng; Insect herbivory; Invasive plants; Non target effects; Rhinocyllus conicus; Thistle; Weeds; Weevil

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; APPARENT COMPETITION; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HERBIVORE; HOST PLANT; INVASIVE SPECIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CARDUUS; CIRSIUM; ECOSYSTEM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLOWER; FOOD PREFERENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; CARDUUS; CIRSIUM; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLOWERS; FOOD PREFERENCES; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; WEEVILS;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

CARDUUS; CARDUUS NUTANS; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM UNDULATUM; HEXAPODA; RHINOCYLLUS CONICUS;

EID: 34247160309     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2007)88[413:VIHIEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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