Genetic and environmental sources of variation in leaf morphology of Sphagnum fallax and Sphagnum isoviitae (Bryopsida): Comparison of experiments conducted in the field and laboratory

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Såstad, Sigurd M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cultivation experiment; Morphology; Phenetics; Phenotypic plasticity; Sphagnum

Indexed keywords

CLONAL PROPAGATION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENVIRONMENT; GAMETOPHORE; GENETIC VARIANCE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIATION; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MOSS;

SPHAGNUM FALLAX; SPHAGNUM ISOVIITAE;

EID: 0033509808     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-1-1     Document Type: Article

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