Morphological responses to simulated wind in the genus Brassica (Brassicaceae): Allopolyploids and their parental species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 810-818

  Murren, Courtney J ^a,b   Pigliucci, Massimo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica; Phenotypic plasticity; Raphanus; Thigmomorphogenesis; Wind

Indexed keywords

MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; WIND;

BRASSICA; BRASSICACEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RAPHANUS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 18244407023     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.5.810     Document Type: Article

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