Plasticity to canopy shade in a monocarpic herb: Within- and between-generation effects

New Phytologist

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1003-1012

  Galloway, Laura F ^a   Etterson, Julie R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Flowering time; Maternal effects; Phenotypic plasticity; Shade avoidance response; Transgenerational plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVOIDANCE REACTION; FITNESS; FLOWERING; FOREST EDGE; GERMINATION; HERB; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SHADING;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CAMPANULACEAE; FLOWER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; CAMPANULACEAE; FLOWERS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LIGHT; PLANT LEAVES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEEDS;

CAMPANULASTRUM AMERICANUM;

EID: 65549099643     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02803.x     Document Type: Article

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