Morphological adaptation of inflorescences in plants that develop at low temperatures in early spring: The convergent evolution of "downy plants"

Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 536-543

  Tsukaya, H ^a   Tsuge, T ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine plants; Convergent evolution; Downy plants; Environment; Himalaya; Magnolia; Salix; Saussurea; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; TRICHOME;

NEPAL;

ASTERACEAE; MAGNOLIA; MAGNOLIACEAE; SALICACEAE; SALIX; SALIX DISCOLOR; SAUSSUREA;

EID: 0034754133     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17727     Document Type: Article

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