Biomechanical properties of the trunk of the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) during the crown-building phase: Implications for tree architecture

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1677-1682

  Briand, Christopher H ^a   Campion, Shannon M ^a   Dzambo, Damion A ^a   Wilson, Kerri A ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae; Biomechanics; Devil's walking stick; Specific gravity; Trunk anatomy

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CROWN ARCHITECTURE;

ARALIA; ARALIA SPINOSA; ARALIACEAE; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 0033298501     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656665     Document Type: Article

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