Interactions between Woody Plants and Browsing Mammals Mediated by Secondary Metabolites
Bryant JP, Provenza FD, Pastor J, Reichardt PB, Clausen TP, Du Toit JT. 1991. Interactions between Woody Plants and Browsing Mammals Mediated by Secondary Metabolites. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 22:431-446
This review concerns three aspects of chemically mediated interactions between woody plants and browsing mammals: chemical specificity and toxicity, learning as a counter to chemical defense, and the effects of chemical defense on plant communities and ecosystems.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bryant, John; Provenza, Frederick; Pastor, John; Reichardt, Paul; Clausen, Thomas; Du Toit, Johan
- Units
- ISRO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Browsing, Ecology, Herbivory, Learning, Plant Studies, Toxins