Shade and herbivory induce fluctuating asymmetry in a Mediterranean oak

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 631-635

  Puerta Piñero, Carolina ^a   Gómez, José María ^a   Hódar, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental stress; Fluctuating asymmetry; Light; Quercus pyrenaica; Simulated herbivory

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HERBIVORY; LIGHT; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE;

QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 45349108905     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/533601     Document Type: Article

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