A lack of evidence for an ecological role of the putative allelochemical (±)-catechin in spotted knapweed invasion success

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2327-2331

  Blair, Amy C ^a   Nissen, Scott J ^a   Brunk, Galen R ^a   Hufbauer, Ruth A ^a  

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

Author keywords

( ) catechin; Allelopathy; Centaurea maculosa; Centaurea stoebe; Invasive species; Novel weapons hypothesis; Spotted knapweed

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; CENTAUREA STOEBE;

CATECHIN; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CENTAUREA; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

CATECHIN; CENTAUREA; ECOSYSTEM; PHEROMONES; SOIL;

EID: 34347235215     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9168-y     Document Type: Article

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