Intra-plant variation in cyanogenesis and the continuum of foliar plant defense traits in the rainforest tree Ryparosa kurrangii (Achariaceae)

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 977-984

  Webber, Bruce L ^a,b   Woodrow, Ian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Chlorophyll; Cyanide; Delayed greening; Floral defense; Leaf nitrogen; Leaf toughness; Phenolic compounds; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANIDE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHENOLOGY; PLANT DEFENSE; RAINFOREST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ACHARIACEAE; RYPAROSA;

EID: 47049091422     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.6.977     Document Type: Article

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