Differential herbivory on disk and ray flowers of gynomonoecious asters and goldenrods (Asteraceae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 544-552

  Bertin, Robert I ^a   Connors, Daniel B ^a   Kleinman, Holly M ^a  

^a Center for Interdisciplinary Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Capitulum; Florivory; Gynomonoecy; Sexual system; Solidago Symphyotrichum

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FLOWER; HERBIVORY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

ASTERACEAE; SOLIDAGO; SYMPHYOTRICHUM;

EID: 77958558584     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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