Plant secondary compounds as complementary resources: Are they always complementary?

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1041-1049

  Copani, G ^b   Hall, J O ^a   Miller, J ^c   Priolo, A ^b   Villalba, J J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Haemonchus contortus; Ovis aries; Plant secondary compounds; Saponins; Tannins

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FITNESS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PARASITE; PARASITE INTENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SHEEP; TANNIN;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES;

SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HAEMONCHOSIS; HERBIVORY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HAEMONCHIASIS; HERBIVORY; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SAPONINS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TANNINS;

EID: 84880791211     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2551-1     Document Type: Article

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