Combining optimal defense theory and the evolutionary dilemma model to refine predictions regarding plant invasion

Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1912-1921

  Alba, Christina ^a,c   Deane Bowers, M ^b   Hufbauer, Ruth ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aucubin; Catalpol; Chemical defense; Generalist herbivores; Iridoid glycosides; Specialist herbivores; Verbascum thapsus

Indexed keywords

IRIDOID;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COEVOLUTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENERALIST; HERBIVORY; HOST PLANT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SPECIALIST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HERBIVORY; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; VERBASCUM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORY; INSECTS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; IRIDOID GLYCOSIDES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; VERBASCUM;

VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM THAPSUS;

EID: 84864696863     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1946.1     Document Type: Article

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