Biogeographic and phylogenetic effects on feeding resistance of generalist herbivores toward plant chemical defenses

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-24

  Craft, Jonathan D ^a,b   Paul, Valerie J ^b   Sotka, Erik E ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN MARINE STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arms race; Generalist herbivore; Herbivore feeding preference; Latitudinal patterns of biotic interaction; Lipophilic compounds; Local adaptation; Sea urchins; Secondary metabolites; Tropical vs. temperate

Indexed keywords

MARINE TOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARMS RACE; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIST; HERBIVORE; LOCAL ADAPTATION; METABOLITE; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEAWEED; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HERBIVORY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA URCHIN; SEAWEED;

ANIMALS; HERBIVORY; MARINE TOXINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEA URCHINS; SEAWEED;

ARBACIA PUNCTULATA; ECHINOIDEA; PISCES; STYPOPODIUM;

EID: 84876128964     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0873.1     Document Type: Article

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