Adaptive radiation of photosynthetic physiology in the Hawaiian lobeliads: Light regimes, static light responses, and whole-plant compensation points

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 228-246

  Givnish, Thomas J ^a   Montgomery, Rebecca A ^a,c   Goldstein, Guillermo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive cross over; Adaptive radiation; Brighamia; Clermontia; Cyanea; Delissea; Lobelia; Photosynthetic light response; Trematolobelia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; HABITAT TYPE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRIGHAMIA; CAMPANULACEAE; CLERMONTIA; DELISSEA; HAWAIIA; LOBELIA; TREMATOLOBELIA;

EID: 1342287533     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.2.228     Document Type: Article

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