Is seasonal variation in leaf traits adaptive for the annual plant Dicerandra linearifolia?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 306-313

  Winn, A A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dicerandra linearifolia; Natural selection on leaf traits; Phenotypic plasticity; Seasonal variation; Temperature adaptation

Indexed keywords

DICERANDRA LINEARIFOLIA;

EID: 0033045416     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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