Cone and seed trait variation in whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis; plnaceae) and the potential for phenotypic selection

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1050-1554

  Garcia, Roberto ^a   Siepielski, Adam M ^a,b   Benkman, Craig W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenotypic selection; Phenotypic variation; Pinaceae; Pinus albicaulis; Reproductive traits

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FITNESS; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINACEAE; PINUS ALBICAULIS;

EID: 67549099237     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800298     Document Type: Article

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