Associational resistance, gall-fly preferences, and a stem dimorphism in Solidago altissima

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 471-476

  Wise, Michael J ^a   Yi, Ceal G ^a   Abrahamson, Warren G ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Ducking stems; Eurosta solidaginis; Frequency dependence; Herbivory; Oviposition; Plant architecture; Stem morphology

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DIMORPHISM; FLOWERING; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; GALL INSECT; HERBIVORE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; OVIPOSITION; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SENESCENCE;

ASTERACEAE; EUROSTA SOLIDAGINIS; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS VAR. SCABRA;

EID: 64449087134     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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