Evolutionary transition from resprouter to seeder life history in two Erica (Ericaceae) species: Insights from seedling axillary buds

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 593-599

  Verdaguer, Dolors ^a   Ojeda, Fernando ^b  

^a Campus de Montilivi   (Spain)

^b Campus Río San Pedro   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axillary buds; Cape floristic region; Cotyledonary region; Erica; Fynbos; Lignotuber; Resprouter; Rudimentary characters; Seeder

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; RESPROUTING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

CALYCINA; ERICA; ERICA COCCINEA; ERICACEAE;

ARTICLE; COTYLEDON; ERICACEAE; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEEDLING;

COTYLEDON; ERICACEAE; EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; SEEDLING; SEEDS;

EID: 17144368098     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci061     Document Type: Article

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