title: Exploring tradeoffs in hyperaccumulator ecology and evolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D031227:Thlaspi / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species
keywords: cost/benefit model; defensive enhancement model; elemental defense hypothesis; heavy metal; hyperaccumulator; zinc (Zn)
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