Drought and leaf damage limit the search for support in the climbing plant Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth (Convolvulaceae)

There is evidence that some climbing plants increase their twining rate after leaf damage, thus avoiding ground herbivores, and that drought limits this induced response. However, it is unknown whether leaf damage and drought affect the search for support, an ecologically relevant process for climbi...

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Main Authors: ATALA,CRISTIAN, CORDERO,CRISTIAN, GIANOLI,ERNESTO
Language:English
Published: Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción 2011
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-66432011000200011
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