Effects of above- and belowground herbivory on growth, pollination, and reproduction in cucumber

Oecologia

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 377-386

  Barber, Nicholas A ^a   Adler, Lynn S ^a   Bernardo, Holly L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acalymma vittatum; Cucumis sativus; Indirect effects; Pollinator visitation; Root herbivory

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; HONEYBEE; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SOIL SURFACE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CUCUMBER; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS;

ACALYMMA VITTATUM; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 78651426670     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1779-x     Document Type: Article

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