Tradeoffs between foliar silicon and carbon-based defences: Evidence from vegetation communities of contrasting soil types

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2052-2060

  Cooke, Julia ^a   Leishman, Michelle R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CARBON; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SILICON; SOIL TYPE; TRADE-OFF;

COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84869869421     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20057.x     Document Type: Article

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