Light-related variation in sapling architecture of three shade-tolerant tree species of the mexican rain forest

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 361-371

  Martínez Sánchez, José Luis ^a   Meave, Jorge A ^b   Bongers, Frans ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actinometry; Allometry; Growth type; Phenotypic plasticity; Tree morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651050040     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2008000300005     Document Type: Article

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