Induced resistance in a brown alga: Phlorotannins, genotypic variation and fitness costs for the crustacean herbivore

Oecologia

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 685-695

  Haavisto, Fiia ^a   Välikangas, Tommi ^a   Jormalainen, Veijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Consumption; Herbivore performance; Inducible defense model; Macroalgae

Indexed keywords

TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

BIOASSAY; BROWN ALGA; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORE; MACROALGA; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BROWN ALGA; CRUSTACEA; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGAE, BROWN; ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; GENOTYPE; TANNINS;

ALGAE; CRUSTACEA; FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; IDOTEA BALTICA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 77949273893     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1494-7     Document Type: Article

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