Seasonal patterns of leaf photosynthesis after insect herbivory on common milkweed, asclepias syriaca: Reflection of a physiological cost of reproduction, not defense?

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-238

  Delaney, Kevin J ^a   Haile, Fikru J ^b   Peterson, Robert K D ^a   Higley, Leon G ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERBIVORY; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRADE-OFF;

APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77649261847     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-162.2.224     Document Type: Article

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