Morphological adaptations and photosynthetic rates of amphibious Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. (Scrophulariaceae) under different flow regimes

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-135

  Boeger, Maria Regina Torres ^a,b   Poulson, Mary E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf morphology; Photosynthesis; Stem morphology; Veronica anagallis aquatica; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AQUATIC PLANT; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FLOW VELOCITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER FLOW;

UNITED STATES;

ANAGALLIS; SCROPHULARIACEAE; VERONICA ANAGALLIS; VERONICA ANAGALLIS-AQUATICA;

EID: 0037303257     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(02)00174-2     Document Type: Article

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