Allometry of axis length, diameter, and taper in the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1201-1206

  Briand, C H ^a   Daniel, A D ^a   Wilson, K A ^a   Woods, H E ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae; Critical buckling height; Pinnately compound leaf; Taper

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; RAMET;

ARALIA; ARALIA SPINOSA; ARALIACEAE; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 0032229461     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446628     Document Type: Article

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