Physical defences wear you down: Progressive and irreversible impacts of silica on insect herbivores

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 281-291

  Massey, Fergus P ^a   Hartley, Sue E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary mixing; Food utilization; Herbivory; Mandible wear; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; INSECT; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; SILICA;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MANDIBLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ANIMALS; DIET; LARVA; MANDIBLE; NITROGEN; POACEAE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPODOPTERA;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; POACEAE; SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57549085562     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01472.x     Document Type: Article

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