Stability of genetic-based defensive chemistry across life stages in a Eucalyptus species

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1876-1884

  O'Reilly Wapstra, Julianne M ^a   Humphreys, Jonathan R ^a   Potts, Brad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Heteroblasty; Ontogeny; Plant secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DICOTYLEDON; FIELDWORK; FITNESS; FOLIAGE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ONTOGENY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SELECTION; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EUCALYPTUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF;

EUCALYPTUS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; TANNINS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 35348845228     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9366-2     Document Type: Article

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