Susceptibility to UV damage in Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae): Testing for opportunity costs to shade-avoidance and population differentiation

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1401-1408

  Dixon, Peter ^a   Weinig, Cynthia ^a   Schmitt, Johanna ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Flavonoids; Impatiens capensis; Local adaptation; Phenotypic plasticity; R:FR; Shade avoidance; Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005247342     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558446     Document Type: Article

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