Exploring phenotypic plasticity in the lichen Ramalina capitata: Morphology, water relations and chlorophyll content in North- and South-facing populations

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-353

  Pintado, Ana ^a   Valladares, Fernando ^b   Sancho, Leopoldo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algal cells; Chlorophylls; Intrathalline variation; Lichen; Microclimate; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Ramalina capitata var. protecta; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CAPITATA; RAMALINA; RAMALINA CAPITATA; SANDFLY FEVER SICILIAN VIRUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0030824543     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0453     Document Type: Article

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