Adaptive differentiation in response to water stress by edaphic races of Lasthenia californica (Asteraceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-376

  Rajakaruna, Nishanta ^a,b   Bradfield, Gary E ^a   Bohm, Bruce A ^a   Whitton, Jeannette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Edaphic races; Lasthenia; Phenotypic plasticity; Reaction norm; Serpentine; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; WATER STRESS;

CALIFORNIA; JASPER RIDGE BIOLOGICAL RESERVE; UNITED STATES;

ASTERACEAE; LASTHENIA; LASTHENIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0038786640     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/368395     Document Type: Article

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