Leaf trait diversification and design in seven rare taxa of the Hawaiian Plantago radiation

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-75

  Dunbar Co, Stephanie ^a   Sporck, Margaret J ^a   Sack, Lawren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Climate; Elevation; Hawaiian Islands; Independent contrasts; Plantago

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DICOTYLEDON; ELEVATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF AREA; RARITY; STOMATA; TAXONOMY; WOODLAND; XYLEM;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

PLANTAGO;

EID: 58849129073     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593111     Document Type: Article

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