Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on plant chemistry: Nutritional consequences for a specialist and generalist lagomorph

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1025-1039

  Thines, Nicole J ^a   Shipley, Lisa A ^a   Bassman, John H ^a   Fellman, John K ^a   Mattison, D Scott ^a   Slusser, James R ^b   Gao, Wei ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottontail; Flavonoids; Herbivore; Phenolics; Pygmy rabbit; Secondary Compounds; Terpenes; UV B

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; TERPENE;

DRY MATTER; GENERALIST; HERBIVORE; LAGOMORPH; NUTRITION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN; SPECIALIST; TERPENE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ACHILLEA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACHILLEA; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ARTEMISIA; EATING; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; RABBITS; TERPENES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

NORTH AMERICA; PULLMAN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BRACHYLAGUS; BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; SYLVILAGUS FLORIDANUS;

EID: 34249937636     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9280-7     Document Type: Article

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