A test of the function of drip tips

Biotropica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 188-191

  Ivey, Christopher T ^a,c   Desilva, Naamal ^b  

^a Organization for Tropical Studies   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Drip tips; Epiphylls; Functional morphology; Fungi; Leaves; Rain; Tropical wet forest; Water shedding

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 0034981557     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00168.x     Document Type: Note

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