Responses of carbon acquisition traits to irradiance and light quality in Mercurialis annua (Euphorbiaceae): Evidence for weak integration of plastic responses

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1388-1400

  Sleeman, Jonathan D ^a,d   Dudley, Susan A ^a,b   Pannell, John R ^c,e   Barrett, Spencer C H ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Science Department   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androdioecy; Gas exchange; Phenotypic plasticity; Plasticity integration; R:FR; Stem elongation

Indexed keywords

GAS EXCHANGE; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT QUALITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MERCURIALIS; MERCURIALIS ANNUA;

EID: 0036743041     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.9.1388     Document Type: Article

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