Biomechanics of plant-insect interactions

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-111

  Whitney, Heather M ^a   Federle, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; FLOWER; HERBIVORY; HISTOLOGY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INSECT; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT CELL; PLANT STEM; POLLINATION; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; FLOWERS; HERBIVORY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; PLANT CELLS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS; POLLINATION;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84873732124     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.11.008     Document Type: Review

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