Components of variation in seedling potential relative growth rate: Phylogenetically independent contrasts

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-285

  Saverimuttu, Tharman ^a   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Net assimilation rate; Phylogenetically independent contrasts; Relative growth rate; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

RELATIVE GROWTH RATE; SEEDLING GROWTH;

EID: 0029667544     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328729     Document Type: Article

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