Increased per capita herbivory in the shade: Necessity, feedback, or luxury consumption?

Ecoscience

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-188

  Muth, Norris Z ^a,b   Kluger, Emily C ^a,c   Levy, Jennifer H ^a,d   Edwards, Marten J ^a   Niesenbaum, Richard A ^a  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

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

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Epimecis hortaria; Leaf defences; Leaf quality; Light environment; Lindera benzoin; Plant herbivore interactions

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOTIC FACTOR; HERBIVORY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT EFFECT; MOTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

GEOMETRIDAE; LAURACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LINDERA; LINDERA BENZOIN; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 48049092617     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/15-2-3095     Document Type: Article

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