Including intraspecific variability in functional diversity

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-89

  Cianciaruso, M V ^a   Batalha, M A ^a   Gaston, K J ^b   Petchey, O L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Functional classification; Phenotypic diversity; Plasticity; Species richness; Traits

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; EXTINCTION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METABOLISM; PLANT;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PLANTS;

EID: 63849121129     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1864.1     Document Type: Article

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