Contrasting ontogenetic trajectories for phenolic and terpenoid defences in Eucalyptus froggattii

Annals of Botany

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 651-659

  Goodger, Jason Q D ^a   Heskes, Allison M ^a   Woodrow, Ian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical defence cost; Eucalyptus froggattii; Herbivory; Monoterpene; Monoterpene acid glucose ester; Ontogenetic trajectory; Ontogeny; Phenolic; secondary metabolite; Sesquiterpene; Terpenoid

Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE; TERPENOID;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH; HERBIVORY; ONTOGENY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL DEFENCE COST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS FROGGATTII; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERBIVORY; METABOLISM; MONOTERPENE ACID GLUCOSE ESTER; ONTOGENETIC TRAJECTORY; ONTOGENY; PHENOLIC; PLANT LEAF; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SEEDLING;

CHEMICAL DEFENCE COST; EUCALYPTUS FROGGATTII; HERBIVORY; MONOTERPENE; MONOTERPENE ACID GLUCOSE ESTER; ONTOGENETIC TRAJECTORY; ONTOGENY; PHENOLIC; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENOID;

EUCALYPTUS; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; TERPENES;

EID: 84882440167     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct010     Document Type: Article

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