Exploring the causes of variation in phenology and morphology in Mediterranean geophytes: A genus-wide study of Cyclamen

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-484

  Debussche, Max ^a   Garnier, Eric ^a   Thompson, John D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Flowering time; Hysteranthous; Leaf production; Phylogenetic constraint; Primulaceae; Seed release; Summer drought; Synanthous

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LEAF; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CYCLAMEN; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 4344641926     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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