Trichomes on the leaves of Anomozamites villosus sp. nov. (Bennettitales) from the Daohugou beds (Middle Jurassic), Inner Mongolia, China: Mechanical defence against herbivorous arthropods

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 169, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-60

  Pott, Christian ^a   McLoughlin, Stephen ^a   Wu, Shunqing ^b   Friis, Else Marie ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Herbivory; Plant damage; Plant defence; Plant insect interactions; Pubescence

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; COEVOLUTION; HAIR; HERBIVORY; LEAF; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; TRICHOME;

CHINA; DAOHUGOU; NEI MONGGOL;

ANOMOZAMITES; ARTHROPODA; CYCADEOIDALES; HEXAPODA;

EID: 81455161071     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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