Müllerian mimicry in aposematic spiny plants

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 482-483

  Lev Yadun, Simcha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aposematic coloration; Defense; Evolution; Herbivory; M llerian mimicry; Spines; Thorns

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PIGMENTATION;

ACACIA; AGAVE; ALOE; ANIMALIA; ASTERACEAE; CACTACEAE; EUPHORBIA;

EID: 67650132721     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.6.8848     Document Type: Article

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