Herbivore-induced resource sequestration in plants: Why bother?

Oecologia

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Orians, Colin M ^a   Thorn, Alexandra ^a   Gómez, Sara ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense; Plant herbivore interactions; Resource allocation; Storage; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RADIONUCLIDE; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; METABOLISM; PLANT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; PLANTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79952779465     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-1968-2     Document Type: Review

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