Are lower-latitude plants better defended? Palatability of freshwater macrophytes

Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-74

  Morrison, Wendy E ^a,b   Hay, Mark E ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Crayfish; Geographic contrasts; Herbivores; Plant herbivore interactions; Snails

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CRAYFISH; DAMAGE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FROST; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MACROPHYTE; PALATABILITY; PATCHINESS; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SNAIL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CRAYFISH; HERBIVORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SNAIL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; FLORIDA; FRESH WATER; HERBIVORY; INDIANA; PLANTS; SNAILS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 84858687017     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0725.1     Document Type: Article

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