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EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF PLANT DEFENCES
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The multiple faces of indirect defences and their agents of natural selection
Article first published online: 14 DEC 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01818.x
© 2010 The Authors. Functional Ecology © 2010 British Ecological Society
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Functional Ecology
Special Issue: EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF PLANT DEFENCES AGAINST HERBIVORES
Volume 25, Issue 2, pages 348–357, April 2011
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How to Cite
Kessler, A. and Heil, M. (2011), The multiple faces of indirect defences and their agents of natural selection. Functional Ecology, 25: 348–357. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01818.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 16 MAR 2011
- Article first published online: 14 DEC 2010
- Received 25 June 2010; accepted 17 November 2010 Handling Editor: Marc Johnson
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