Defensive functions of white coloration in coastal and dune plants

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-325

  Lev Yadun, Simcha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Camouflage; Crypsis; Herbivory; Insects; Mimicry; Phytoliths; Sand; Trichomes; White coloration

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COASTAL ZONE; COLOR MORPH; CRYPSIS; DICOTYLEDON; DUNE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERBIVORY; INSECT; IRRADIATION; MIMICRY; PHYTOLITH; TRICHOME;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 35549007572     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS_54_4_317     Document Type: Review

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