Phenotypic plasticity in hybridizing Carpobrotus spp. (Aizoaceae) from coastal California and its role in plant invasion

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1411-1418

  Weber, Ewald ^a,b   D'Antonio, Carla M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Swiss Federal Research Station for Fruit Growing Viticulture and Horticulture   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carpobrotus; Exotic species; Hybridization; Phenotypic plasticity; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HABITAT; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT GROWTH; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GROWTH; HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CARPOBROTUS CHILENSIS; CARPOBROTUS EDULIS;

EID: 0033502582     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-10-1411     Document Type: Article

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