Publications

divergence in structure and activity of phenolic defenses in young leaves of two co-occurring inga species.	the leaves of tropical forest trees are most likely to suffer herbivore damage during the period of expansion. herbivore selection on young leaves has given rise to a variety of leaf developmental strategies and age-specific chemical defense modes. we are studying correlations between leaf developmental types and chemical defenses in the neotropical genus inga. we have characterized defense metabolites in inga goldmanii and inga umbellifera, two species that co-occur in the lowland moist forest ...	2005	16273429
contrasting mechanisms of secondary metabolite accumulation during leaf development in two tropical tree species with different leaf expansion strategies.	young leaves of most species experience remarkably higher herbivore attack rates than mature leaves. considerable theoretical effort has focused on predicting optimal defense and tradeoffs in defense allocation during leaf expansion. among others, allocation to secondary chemistry may be dependent on growth constraints. we studied flavanoid production during leaf development in two species of inga (fabaceae: mimosoideae) with different expansion strategies: inga goldmanii, a species with slowly ...	2006	16676208