Strong feeding preference of an exotic generalist herbivore for an exotic forb: A case of invasional antagonism

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3025-3031

  la Pierre, Kimberly J ^a,b   Harpole, W Stanley ^a,c   Suding, Katharine N ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica nigra; Grassland; Herbivory; Invasional antagonism; Otala lactea

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD SELECTION; GENERALIST; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SNAIL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NIGRA; GASTROPODA; OTALA LACTEA;

EID: 77955768662     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9693-z     Document Type: Article

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