Local adaptation of Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae) to biotic counterparts: Complex scenarios revealed when two herbivore guilds are considered

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2288-2297

  OrtegOn Campos I ^a   Parra Tabla, V ^a   Abdala Roberts, L ^a   Herrera, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Folivory; Fruit production; Local adaptation; Ruellia nudiflora; Seed predation; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

FRUIT PRODUCTION; GUILD STRUCTURE; HERB; HERBIVORE; INSECT; LOCAL ADAPTATION; SEED PREDATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIALIST;

ACANTHACEAE; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACANTHACEAE; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; INSECTS; MEXICO; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN;

ACANTHACEAE; HEXAPODA; RUELLIA NUDIFLORA;

EID: 70350430671     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01847.x     Document Type: Article

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