Genetic variation of piperidine alkaloids in Pinus ponderosa: A common garden study

Annals of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 447-457

  Gerson, Elizabeth A ^a   Kelsey, Rick G ^a   St Clair, J Bradley ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

2,6 disubstituted piperidine alkaloids; Geographic variation; Growth differentiation balance hypothesis; Pinaceae; Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa; Plant defense; PRISM; Progeny study; Secondary products

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; PIPERIDINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALKALOID; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOLIAGE; GARDEN; GENETIC VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METABOLITE; PLANT DEFENSE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PONDEROSA PINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEEDLING; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ALKALOIDS; CLIMATE; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PACIFIC STATES; PINUS PONDEROSA; PIPERIDINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINACEAE; PINUS PONDEROSA; PINUS PONDEROSA VAR. PONDEROSA;

EID: 58849085449     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn228     Document Type: Article

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