Monocot Leaves are Eaten Less than Dicot Leaves in Tropical Lowland Rain Forests: Correlations with Toughness and Leaf Presentation
• Background and Aims In tropical lowland rain forest (TLRF) the leaves of most monocots differ from those of most dicots in two ways that may reduce attack by herbivores. Firstly, they are tougher. Secondly, the immature leaves are tightly folded or rolled until 50-100 % of their final length. It w...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Annals of Botany. - Oxford University Press. - 101(2008), 9, Seite 1379-1389
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| 1. Verfasser: |
GRUBB, PETER J.
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
JACKSON, ROBYN V.,
BARBERIS, IGNACIO M.,
BEE, JENNIE N.,
COOMES, DAVID A.,
DOMINY, NATHANIEL J.,
DE LA FUENTE, MARIE ANN S.,
LUCAS, PETER W.,
METCALFE, DANIEL J.,
SVENNING, JENS-CHRISTIAN,
TURNER, IAN M.,
VARGAS, ORLANDO |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Veröffentlicht: |
2008
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Annals of Botany
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| Schlagworte: | Biological sciences
Applied sciences
Physical sciences |
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