Impact of floral herbivory by Coleotechnites eryngiella Bottimer (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on the reproductive output of Eryngium yuccifolium Michaux (Apiaceae): A test of the reserve ovary model

Plant Ecology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-284

  Danderson, Clark A ^a   Molano Flores, Brenda ^b   Raghu, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compensation; Path analysis; Plant herbivore interactions; Reproductive ecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPENSATION; DAMAGE; FLOWER; HERB; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECT; MODEL TEST; PATH ANALYSIS; POLLINATOR; PRAIRIE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEED PRODUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APIACEAE; APIALES; COLEOTECHNITES; ERYNGIUM; ERYNGIUM YUCCIFOLIUM; GELECHIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 45849090394     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9377-7     Document Type: Article

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