Quantitative trait loci for key defensive compounds affecting herbivory of eucalypts in Australia

New Phytologist

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 846-851

  Freeman, J S ^a   O'Reilly Wapstra, J M ^a   Vaillancourt, R E ^a   Wiggins, N ^a   Potts, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community genetics; Eucalyptus globulus; Extended phenotype; Formylated phloroglucinols; Herbivory; Plant secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; SESQUITERPENE; SIDEROXYLONAL C;

ANTIFEEDANT; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EUCALYPTUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; BENZOFURANS; EUCALYPTUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SESQUITERPENES;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARTHROPODA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 43449094979     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02417.x     Document Type: Article

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