Induced responses to competition and herbivory: Natural selection on multi-trait phenotypic plasticity

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2628-2637

  Boege, Karina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Competition; Herbivory; Mexico; Mexico city; Multi trait phenotypic plasticity; Natural selection; Pedregal san angel reserve; Resistance; Sunflower; Tithonia tubaeformis

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER; DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; HERBIVORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [MEXICO (NTN)]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

HELIANTHUS; TITHONIA TUBAEFORMIS;

EID: 77956597990     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0543.1     Document Type: Article

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