Seasonal differences in the relative importance of specific phenolics and twig morphology result in contrasting patterns of foraging by a generalist herbivore

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 338-347

  Stolter, C ^a   Ball, J P ^b   Julkunen Tiitto, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Herbivory; Moose; Plant morphology; Plant secondary metabolites; Salix phylicifolia; Tea leaved willow

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIST; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SHRUB;

EID: 84877328069     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2012-0270     Document Type: Article

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