Inducible defences in Acacia sieberiana in response to giraffe browsing

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 123-129

  Zinn, A D ^a   Ward, D ^a   Kirkman, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti herbivore defences; Carbon:nutrient balance hypothesis; Condensed tannins; Growth differentiation balance hypothesis; Hydrogen cyanide; Prussic acid; Resource availability hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA SIEBERIANA; GIRAFFIDAE;

EID: 36448947248     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJRFS.2007.24.3.2.295     Document Type: Article

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