Natural history note

American Naturalist

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-381

  Jensen, Evelyn L ^a   Dill, Lawrence M ^b   Cahill Jr , James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Light response; Plant behavioral ecology; Predation risk hypothesis; Sensitive plant

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAUNISTICS; LIGHT EFFECT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PREDATION RISK; SHRUB; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; MIMOSA; MIMOSA PUDICA;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD CHAIN; LIGHT; MIMOSA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; RISK; SUNLIGHT; TIME;

ENVIRONMENT; FOOD CHAIN; LIGHT; MIMOSA; MOVEMENT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; RISK; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951895141     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658343     Document Type: Review

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