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A Pharm-Ecological Perspective of Terrestrial and Aquatic Plant-Herbivore Interactions

Date

Authors

Forbey, Jennifer S.

Dearing, Denise

Cross, Elisabeth M.

Orians, Colin M.

Sotka, Erik E.

Foley, William

Publisher

Plenum Publishing Corporation

Abstract

We describe some recent themes in the nutritional and chemical ecology of herbivores and the importance of a broad pharmacological view of plant nutrients and chemical defenses that we integrate as "Pharm-ecology". The central role that dose, concentratio

Keywords

Keywords: pheromone; toxin; aquatic plant; chemical defense; chemical ecology; foraging behavior; herbivory; plant-herbivore interaction; secondary metabolite; animal; biotransformation; chemistry; ecosystem; herbivory; metabolism; physiology; plant; review; Animal Aquatic; Foraging; Herbivore; NIRS; Nutrient; Pharmacology; Plant secondary metabolite; Terrestrial

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/65316

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s10886-013-0267-2

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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