Patterns of Secondary Metabolite Allocation to Fruits and Seeds in Piper reticulatum

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1373-1384

  Whitehead, S R ^a   Jeffrey, C S ^b   Leonard, M D ^b   Dodson, C D ^c   Dyer, L A ^b   Bowers, M D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amides; Chemical diversity; Fruit secondary metabolites; Piperaceae; Seed dispersal; Toxic fruit

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAMAGE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FRUIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PLANT DEFENSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SEED DISPERSAL;

PIPER RETICULATUM; PIPERACEAE;

AMIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; FRUIT; HERBIVORY; METABOLISM; PIPER (PLANT); PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT;

AMIDES; FLOWERS; FRUIT; HERBIVORY; PIPER; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 84890435260     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-013-0362-4     Document Type: Article

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