Life histories, ecological tolerance limits, and the evolution of geographic range size in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 501-508

  Mathews, Sally ^a   Bonser, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIFE HISTORY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; RANGE SIZE; TOLERANCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EUCALYPTUS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 27744529285     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT05010     Document Type: Article

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