Impact of constitutive plant natural products on herbivores and pathogens

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 615-627

  Arnason, John T ^a   Bernards, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; HERBIVORE; PATHOGEN; PEST RESISTANCE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT PRODUCT; TOXIN; WAX;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77954895875     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-038     Document Type: Article

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