Intraspecific competition, growth, chemistry, and susceptibility to voles in seedlings of betula pendula

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2287-2301

  Tiainen, Merja ^a   Pusenius, Jyrki ^a   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^a   Roininen, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Field vole; Food selection; Growth; Intraspecific competition; Secondary chemistry; Silver birch

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE;

FLAVONOID; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BIOMASS; BIRCH; CHEMISTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BETULA; BIOMASS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PREFERENCES; NITROGEN; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOLS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SEEDLING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39049185545     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9145-5     Document Type: Article

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