Differential responses of vertebrate and invertebrate herbivores to traits of new zealand subalpine shrubs

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 994-999

  Tanentzap, Andrew J ^a   Lee, William G ^b   Dugdale, John S ^c   Patrick, Brian P ^d   Fenner, Michael ^e   Walker, Susan ^b   Coomes, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d Central Stories   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus scoticus; Coevolution; New Zealand; Plant defenses; Plant herbivore interactions; Red deer; South Island; Species introductions

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; DEER; DIET; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SHRUB; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INVERTEBRATES; NEW ZEALAND; PLANTS;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955650624     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-0861.1     Document Type: Article

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