The specialization hypothesis for phenotypic plasticity in plants

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 484-487

  Lortie, Christopher J ^a   Aarssen, Lonnie W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT; SPECIALIZATION HYPOTHESIS;

EID: 0030428783     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297365     Document Type: Article

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