Morphological variation of Pinus flexilis (Pinaceae), a bird-dispersed pine, across a range of elevations

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1797-1806

  Schoettle, A W ^a   Rochelle, S G ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Adaptation; Altitude; Fundamental niche; Limber pine; Phenotypic plasticity; Pinaceae; Pinus albicaulis; Realized niche; Stomatal density

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; MORPHOLOGY; PINE; ZOOCHORY;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PINACEAE; PINUS ALBICAULIS; PINUS FLEXILIS;

EID: 0034520254     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656832     Document Type: Article

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