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Polymorphic buttonwood: Effects of disturbance on resistance to herbivores in green and silver morphs of a Bahamian shrub
Author(s): A. A. Agrawal and D. A. Spiller
Month: Dec
Year: 2004
Publication Type: Article
Journal: American Journal of Botany
Volume: 91
Issue: 12
Pages: 1990-1997
Article Topic(s): Disturbance, Ecotype, Stress
Research Setting(s): Forest
Species Referenced: Conocarpus erectus (Button mangrove),
Abstract
A study of the differential responses of green- and silver-morphs of Conocarpus erectus in the Bahamian islands indicates that green-morphs are more prone to herbivory. Simulated storm damage had stronger negative effects on silver-morphs than green-morphs as evidences by less tough leaves, higher nitrogen concentrations, reduced trichome density and increased herbivory.Suggested Citation
A. A. Agrawal and D. A. Spiller. "Polymorphic buttonwood: Effects of disturbance on resistance to herbivores in green and silver morphs of a Bahamian shrub." American Journal of Botany 91.12 (2004): 1990-1997.Go back