Pine terpenoid defences in the mountain pine beetle epidemic and in other conifer pest interactions: Specialized enemies are eating holes into a diverse, dynamic and durable defence system

Tree Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 943-945

  Bohlmann, Joerg ^a   Way, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHORMONE; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ASCOMYCETES; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHLOEM; PINE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; MONOTERPENES; PHLOEM; PINUS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84865189181     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tps065     Document Type: Note

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