Sources of variation in growth, form, and survival in dwarf and normal-stature pitch pines (Pinus rigida, pinaceae) in long-term transplant experiments

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1125-1133

  Fang, Wei ^a   Taub, Daniel R ^b   Fox, Gordon A ^c   Landis, R Matthew ^d   Natali, Susan ^e   Gurevitch, Jessica ^e  

^a Biology Department   (United States)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental variation; Genetic variation; Growth rate; Life history variation; Nanism; Pine barrens; Pinus rigida; Reciprocal transplant

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN TREE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GROWTH RATE; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION; WOODY PLANT;

LONG ISLAND [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINACEAE; PINUS CARIBAEA; PINUS RIGIDA;

EID: 33748365459     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.8.1125     Document Type: Article

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