Morphological variation and floral abnormalities in a trigger plant across a narrow altitudinal gradient

Austral Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 780-792

  Hoffmann, Ary A ^a   Griffin, Philippa C ^a   MacRaild, Roger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Altitude; Cline; Floral abnormality; Stylidium

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; CLINE; FLORAL TRAIT; HERB; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MONTANE FOREST; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOGONG HIGH PLAINS; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

STYLIDIUM; STYLIDIUM ARMERIA;

EID: 70349186716     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01984.x     Document Type: Article

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