Functional diversity in gravitropic reaction among tropical seedlings in relation to ecological and developmental traits

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 4397-4410

  Alméras, Tancrde ^a   Derycke, Morgane ^a   Jaouen, Gaëlle ^a   Beauchêne, Jacques ^a   Fournier, Mériem ^b  

^a Campus Agronomique   (France)

^b LERFoB   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; French Guiana; Functional diversity; Gravitropism; Reaction wood; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GRAVITROPISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEEDLING; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GRAVITROPISM; LIGHT; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEEDLING; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 70350651799     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp276     Document Type: Article

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