Morphological and phenological differences in Nothofagus pumilio from contrasting elevations: Evidence from a common garden

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 515-523

  Premoli, Andrea C ^a   Raffaele, Estela ^a   Mathiasen, Paula ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Environmental cue; Genetic basis; Nothofagaceae; South America

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; GARDEN; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH; MONTANE FOREST; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

NOTHOFAGACEAE; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 34250730724     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01720.x     Document Type: Article

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