Allocation, plasticity and allometry in plants

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-215

  Weiner, Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allometric growth; Biomass allocation; Partitioning; Size dependence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH; PARTITIONING; PLASTICITY; SIZE;

EID: 4544320004     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1433-8319-00083     Document Type: Article

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