Natural selection on ecophysiological traits of a fern species in a temperate rainforest

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 651-662

  Saldaña, Alfredo ^a   Lusk, Christopher H ^b   Gonzáles, Wilfredo L ^c   Gianoli, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Blechnum; Ecological breadth; Ecophysiological traits; Genetic variation; Phenotypic selection

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FERN; GENETIC VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RAINFOREST; TEMPERATE FOREST; UNDERSTORY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BLECHNUM; BLECHNUM CHILENSE; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 34548175208     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9143-7     Document Type: Article

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