Pattern of respiration by intact inflorescences of the thermogenic arum lily Philodendron selloum

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 335, 1999, Pages 845-852

  Seymour, Roger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Araceae; Arum lily; Heat production; Oxygen consumption; Philodendron; Thermogenesis; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

PHILODENDRON SELLOUM;

EID: 0032978534     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.335.845     Document Type: Article

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