Sexual reproduction advances autumn leaf colours in mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1722-1724

  Sinkkonen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autumn leaf colours; Female catkin; Leaf senescence; Mountain birch; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ADAPTATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PIGMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; COLOR; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

BETULA; COLOR; EVOLUTION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA;

EID: 33747287027     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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