Floral movements in response to thunderstorms improve reproductive effort in the alpine species Gentiana algida (Gentianaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1088-1095

  Bynum, Michael R ^a   Smith, William K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alpine; Floral movements; Gentiana; Reproduction; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COROLLA; GENTIANA; GENTIANA ALGIDA; GENTIANA NEWBERRYI; GENTIANACEAE;

EID: 0011066998     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657092     Document Type: Article

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