Plant structural traits and their role in anti-herbivore defence

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics - Tập 8 Số 4 - Trang 157-178 - 2007
Mick E. Hanley1,2, Byron B. Lamont1, Meredith Fairbanks1, Christine Rafferty1
1Centre for Ecosystem Diversity and Dynamics, Department of Environmental Biology, Curtin University of Technology, G.P.O. Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
2School of Biological Science, University of Plymouth, Drake's Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK

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