An emerging focus on plant ecological development

New Phytologist

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Sultan, Sonia E ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco devo; Environmental cues; Phenotypic expression; Phenotypic plasticity; Plant life history; Plasticity costs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS;

EID: 15944401394     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01381.x     Document Type: Note

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