Ontogenetic phenotypic plasticity during the reproductive phase in Arabidopsis thaliana (brassicaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 887-895

  Pigliucci, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Brassicaceae; Character correlations; Ontogeny; Phenotypic plasticity; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 0030749111     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446278     Document Type: Article

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