Allocating nitrogen away from a herbivore: A novel compensatory response to root herbivory

Oecologia

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 913-920

  Newingham, Beth A ^a,c   Callaway, Ragan M ^a   BassiriRad, Hormoz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Biocontrol; Nitrogen; Root herbivory; Root uptake capacity

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOTH; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; MOTHS; NITROGEN; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL;

AGAPETA ZOEGANA; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA;

EID: 34548550301     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0791-2     Document Type: Article

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