Drought stress, plant water status, and floral trait expression in fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium (onagraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 438-446

  Carroll, Amy B ^a,b   Pallardy, Stephen G ^a   Galen, Candace ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Epilobium angustifolium; Flower size; Leaf water potential; Nectar production; Nectar sugar concentration; Onagraceae; Phenotypic plasticity; Pollinator mediated selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003382992     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657108     Document Type: Article

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