A test of the differential-plasticity hypothesis for variation in the degree of sexual dimorphism in Silene latifolia

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-75

  Delph, Lynda F ^a   Bell, Daniela L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common garden; Differential plasticity hypothesis; Dioecious; Phenotypic plasticity; Physiology; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

SILENE; SILENE LATIFOLIA;

EID: 39749115584     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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