Variation in carbon isotope discrimination in relation to plant performance in a natural population of Cryptantha flava

Oecologia

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 541-548

  Casper, B B ^a   Forseth, I N ^b   Wait, D A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptantha flava; Integrated water use efficiency; Phenotypic plasticity; Phenotypic selection; Selection on WUE

Indexed keywords

CARBON; RAIN; WATER;

CARBON ISOTOPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; BORAGINACEAE; DISASTER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

BORAGINACEAE; CARBON ISOTOPES; NATURAL DISASTERS; PLANT LEAVES; RAIN; SEASONS; UTAH; WATER;

CRYPTANTHA FLAVA;

EID: 26444452764     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0162-9     Document Type: Article

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