Rapid changes in plasticity across generations within an expanding cedar forest

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 553-563

  Fallour Rubio, D ^a   Guibal, F ^b   Klein, E K ^c   Bariteau, M ^a   LefEvre F ^a  

^a French National Institute for Agriculture   (France)

^b AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cedrus; Dendrochronology; Micro evolution; Phenotypic plasticity; Tree

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CEDRUS; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREE;

CEDRUS; ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPE; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

CEDRUS;

EID: 60649109231     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01662.x     Document Type: Article

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