Plant genetic diversity yields increased plant productivity and herbivore performance

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 237-245

  Kotowska, Agnieszka M ^a   Cahill Jr , James F ^a   Keddie, B Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Biodiversity; Genetic diversity; Herbivory; Populations; Productivity; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DICOTYLEDON; GENERALIST; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HERBIVORE; INSECT; MONOCULTURE; SURVIVAL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; HEXAPODA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 72249083986     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01606.x     Document Type: Article

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