Effects of temperature on performance and phenotypic selection on plant traits in alpine Ranunculus acris

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 242-251

  Totland, Ørjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flowering phenology; Growth; Population dynamics; Seed production

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOWERING; GROWTH; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TUNDRA;

RANUNCULUS ACRIS;

EID: 0032791891     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050854     Document Type: Article

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