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Competition- and resource-mediated tradeoffs between growth and defensive chemistry in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides).
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2006
Donaldson Jack R, Kruger Eric L, Lindroth Richard L
Abstract excerpt
Costs of defense are thought to maintain genetic variations in the expression of defense within plant populations. As with many plant species, aspen exhibits considerable variation in allocation to secondary metabolites. This study examined the independent and interactive effects of genotype, soil fertility and belowground competition on defensive chemistry and growth in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides)....
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