Article
Interactions Between Woody Plants and Browsing Mammals Mediated by Secondary Metabolites
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
(1991)
Abstract
Mammals must overcome several challenges to exploit woody plants; these include variation among plant species, individuals, growth stages, and parts in their nutritional value and mechanical and chemical defenses (91). The latter are especially significant because woody plants produce a variety of secondary metabolites (56), many of which are chemical defenses against browsing by mammals and some of which appear to be an evolutionary
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Publication Date
1991
Citation Information
Johan du Toit. "Interactions Between Woody Plants and Browsing Mammals Mediated by Secondary Metabolites" Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics Vol. 22 (1991) p. 431 - 436 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/johan_dutoit/44/