Effects of anti-predator defence through toxin sequestration on use of alternative food microhabitats by small herbivores

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 300, Issue , 2012, Pages 368-375

  Higginson, Andrew D ^a   Speed, Michael P ^b   Ruxton, Graeme D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Florivory; Microhabitats; Optimal foraging; Plant defences; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN;

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HERBIVORE; MICROHABITAT; PLANT DEFENSE; PREDATION RISK; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOOD; FORAGING; GROWTH PERIOD; HERBIVORE; MATURATION; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PLANT DEFENSE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, TOXIC; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858289670     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.01.020     Document Type: Article

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