Testing the potential for conflicting selection on floral chemical traits by pollinators and herbivores: Predictions and case study

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 901-912

  Kessler, André ^a   Halitschke, Rayko ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Induced responses to herbivory; Plant defences; Plant insect interactions; Pollinator limitation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COEVOLUTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FITNESS; FLORAL TRAIT; FRUIT; HERBIVORE; HOST PLANT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDUCED RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATOR; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SELECTION; WILD POPULATION;

HEXAPODA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON PERUVIANUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 70349320375     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01639.x     Document Type: Article

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