Herbivore specific induction of silica-based plant defences

Oecologia

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 677-683

  Massey, Fergus P ^a   Roland Ennos, A ^b   Hartley, Sue E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiherbivore defences; Induction; Microtus; Physical defences; Schistocerca

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DEFOLIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRASS; HERBIVORY; INDUCED RESPONSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SILICA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FESCUE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GRASSHOPPER; LOLIUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FESTUCA; FOOD PREFERENCES; GRASSHOPPERS; LOLIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

INVERTEBRATA; MICROTUS; MURIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; POACEAE; SCHISTOCERCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34250645809     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0703-5     Document Type: Article

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