Phenotypic plasticity and interactions among plants

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1115-1128

  Callaway, Ragan M ^a   Pennings, Steven C ^b   Richards, Christina L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Chemical defense; Clonal morphology; Competition; Facilitation; Herbivory; Induced resistance; Phenotypic plasticity; Plant interactions; Roots

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HERBIVORY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 0344154636     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[1115:PPAIAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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