Ecological and evolutionary implications of plant tolerance to herbivory

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 399-407

  Fornoni, Juan ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Community patterns; Compensation; Defense; Density dependence; Plant herbivore interactions; Regrowth; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTAGONISM; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEVOLUTION; COMPENSATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HERBIVORY; HOST PLANT; LITERATURE REVIEW; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGROWTH; SELECTION; TOLERANCE;

EID: 79952663492     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01805.x     Document Type: Article

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