Phenotypic selection on leaf ecophysiological traits in Helianthus

New Phytologist

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 868-879

  Donovan, L A ^a   Ludwig, F ^a   Rosenthal, D M ^a   Rieseberg, L H ^b   Dudley, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Desert dunes; Helianthus (sunflower); Leaf size; Nitrogen; Selection differentials; Selection gradients; Succulence; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; DICOTYLEDON; DUNE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FLOWER; HYBRID; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SELECTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SUNFLOWER; TIME;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; HELIANTHUS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME FACTORS;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANOMALUS; HELIANTHUS DESERTICOLA;

EID: 67650931884     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02916.x     Document Type: Article

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