Retention of dead leaves by grasses as a defense against herbivores. A test on the palatable grass Paspalum dilatatum

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 753-757

  Mingo, Antonio ^a,b   Oesterheld, Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBIVORE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF LITTER; PALATABILITY; PLANT DEFENSE; SENESCENCE;

BOS; PASPALUM; PASPALUM DILATATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 65449187580     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.17293.x     Document Type: Article

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