The role of plant resistance and tolerance to herbivory in mediating the effects of introduced herbivores

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 337-351

  Bailey, Joseph K ^a   Schweitzer, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaver; Elk; Genes to ecosystems; Introduced herbivores; Populus; Resistance traits; Tolerance traits

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; DEER; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT MOSAIC; HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RODENT; TOLERANCE;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; POPULUS;

EID: 77952743584     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9630-1     Document Type: Article

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