Intraspecific variation of drought adaptation in brittlebush: Leaf pubescence and timing of leaf loss vary with rainfall

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 162-169

  Sandquist, Darren R ^a,b   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert plant adaptation; Drought response; Leaf longevity; Leaf pubescence and absorptance; Water use trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADAPATION; BRITTLEBUSH; DESERT SHRUB; LEAF LOSS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PUBESCENCE; RAINFALL;

ASTERACEAE; ENCELIA FARINOSA;

EID: 0031890040     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050364     Document Type: Article

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