A test of the latitudinal defense hypothesis: Herbivory, tannins and total phenolics in four North American tree species

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 697-704

  Adams, Jonathan M ^a   Rehill, Brian ^b   Zhang, Yangjian ^a   Gower, Jonathan ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Latitude; North America; Phenolics; Tannins; Trees

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FOREST EDGE; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LATITUDE; MORTALITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHENOLOGY; TANNIN;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; HEXAPODA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 67349096402     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0541-x     Document Type: Article

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