Unintentional changes of defence traits in GM trees can influence plant-herbivore interactions

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 434-443

  Hjältén, Joakim ^a   Lindau, Anna ^a   Wennström, Anders ^b   Blomberg, Patrik ^b   Witzell, Johanna ^a   Hurry, Vaughan ^c   Ericson, Lars ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Umea Plant Science Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; GM populus; Nitrogen; Phenolics; Phratora vitellinae; Pleiotropic effects; Preference; Salicylates

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; PHRATORA VITELLINAE; POPULUS;

EID: 34547498696     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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