Genetic-and chemical-based resistance to two mammalian herbivores varies across the geographic range of Eucalyptus globulus

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-505

  O'Reilly Wapstra, Julianne M ^a   Bailey, Joseph K ^a,b,c   McArthur, Clare ^d   Potts, Brad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalypts; Genetic basis; Marsupials; Plant secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 77954284584     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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