Geographic variation in nut size of Castanopsis species in Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-9

  Yamada, Hiroo ^a   Miyaura, Tomiyasu ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Castanopsis species; Environmental condition; Geographic variation; Nut morphology

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; NUT; SIZE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; WORLD;

CASTANOPSIS;

EID: 13444252956     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-004-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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