Geophytoelectrical current in trees of a subtropical rainforest in Mexico

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-156

  Yanez Espinosa L ^a,b   Terrazas, T ^a   Lopez Mata L ^a   Fucikovsky, L ^a  

^a Estadística E Informática   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aphananthe monoica; Evergreen tropical trees; Pleuranthodendron lindenii; Psychotria costivenia; Water content

Indexed keywords

APHANANTHE MONOICA; PLEURANTHODENDRON LINDENII; PSYCHOTRIA; PSYCHOTRIA COSTIVENIA;

EID: 33947518242     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0029-5     Document Type: Article

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