Integrated screening validates primary axes of specialisation in plants

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-281

  Grime, J P ^a   Thompson, K ^a   Hunt, R ^a   Hodgson, J G ^a   Cornelissen, J H C ^a   Rorison, I H ^a   Hendry, G A F ^a   Ashenden, T W ^a   Askew, A P ^a   Band, S R ^a   Booth, R E ^a   Bossard, C C ^a   Campbell, B D ^a   Cooper, J E L ^a   Davison, A W ^a   Gupta, P L ^a   Hall, W ^a   Hand, D W ^a   Hannah, M A ^a   Hillier, S H ^a   Hodkinson, D J ^a   Jalili, A ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Mackey, J M L ^a   Matthews, N ^a   Mowforth, M A ^a   Neal, A M ^a   Reader, R J ^a   Reiling, K ^a   Ross Fraser, W ^a   Spencer, R E ^a   Sutton, F ^a   Tasker, D E ^a   Thorpe, P C ^a   Whitehouse, J ^a   more..

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FUNCTIONAL TYPE; INTEGRATED SCREENING; PLANT; PLANT TRAIT;

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EID: 0030620266     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546011     Document Type: Article

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