Selection on leaf ecophysiological traits in a desert hybrid Helianthus species and early-generation hybrids

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2682-2692

  Ludwig, Fulco ^a,d   Rosenthal, David M ^a   Johnston, Jill A ^a,e   Kane, Nolan ^b   Gross, Briana L ^b   Lexer, Christian ^b   Dudley, Susan A ^c   Rieseberg, Loren H ^b   Donovan, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Fitness; Leaf area; Nitrogen; Succulence; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

DESERT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; HYBRID; LEAF; SELECTION;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HELIANTHUS ANOMALUS; HELIANTHUS PETIOLARIS;

EID: 11444270247     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01621.x     Document Type: Article

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