Floral herbivory increases with inflorescence size and local plant density in Digitalis purpurea

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-25

  Sletvold, Nina ^a   Grindeland, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Insect herbivory; Monocarpic perennial; Plant size; Plant animal interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT QUALITY; HERB; HERBIVORY; HOST LOCATION; MOTH; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; SIZE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; DIGITALIS PURPUREA; EUPITHECIA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 48549098749     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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