Gastropod herbivore preference for seedlings of two native and two exotic grass species

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-114

  Motheral, Sara M ^a   Orrock, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEFOLIATION; GASTROPOD; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORE; SEEDLING; SNAIL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AVENA FATUA; BROMUS; BROMUS CARINATUS; BROMUS HORDEACEUS; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; NASSELLA PULCHRA; POACEAE;

EID: 72849144011     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-163.1.106     Document Type: Article

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