Plant vigour versus plant stress: A false dichotomy

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 807-808

  White, T C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; GUILD; HERBIVORE; HOST PLANT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SAP FLOW; SENESCENCE; VIGOR;

EID: 66749132770     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17495.x     Document Type: Article

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