To each its own: Differential response of specialist and generalist herbivores to plant defence in willows

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1123-1132

  Volf, Martin ^a   Hrcek, Jan ^a   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^b   Novotny, Vojtech ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Salix; Community structure; Defensive traits; Herbivory; Leaf chewing guild; Life history; Salicylates; Specialization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GENERALIST; HOST PLANT; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLITE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SALICYLATE; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION;

HEXAPODA; POPULUS; SALIX;

FLAVONOID; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HERBIVORY; INSECT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POPULUS; WILLOW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FLAVONOIDS; HERBIVORY; INSECTS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; POPULUS; SALICYLATES; SALIX; TANNINS;

EID: 84932200047     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12349     Document Type: Article

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