Failure under stress: The effect of the exotic herbivore Adelges tsugae on biomechanics of Tsuga canadensis

Annals of Botany

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 721-730

  Soltis, Nicole E ^a   Gomez, Sara ^a,b   Leisk, Gary G ^c   Sherwood, Patrick ^d   Preisser, Evan L ^b   Bonello, Pierluigi ^d   Orians, Colin M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c Tufts University   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adelges tsugae; Biomechanics; eastern hemlock; flexural strength; herbivory; HWA; invasive; lignin; tensile strength; Tsuga canadensis; wood density

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMECHANICS; COEVOLUTION; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; HERBIVORY; HOST PLANT; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGNIN; POPULATION GROWTH;

LIGNIN;

ADELGES TSUGAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EASTERN HEMLOCK; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HEMIPTERA; HERBIVORY; HISTOLOGY; HWA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREE; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS; WOOD DENSITY;

ADELGES TSUGAE; BIOMECHANICS; EASTERN HEMLOCK; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HERBIVORY; HWA; INVASIVE; LIGNIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; TSUGA CANADENSIS; WOOD DENSITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HEMIPTERA; HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIGNIN; LINEAR MODELS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREES; TSUGA;

EID: 84895813819     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct286     Document Type: Article

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