Declining insolation induces synchronous flowering of Montanoa and Simsia (Asteraceae) between Mexico and the Equator

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1247-1254

  Calle, Zoraida ^a   Strahler, Alan H ^b   Borchert, Rolf ^c  

^a Center for Research on Sustainable Agriculture (CIPAV)   (Colombia)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Day length; Phenology; Photoperiod; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; COLOMBIA; DAY LENGTH; FLOWERING-TIME; HERBARIUM SPECIMENS; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; ME-XICO; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; SUMMER SOLSTICE; TROPICAL LATITUDES; TROPICAL TREES;

FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TROPICS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

FORESTRY; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODISM; PLANTS; SUN LIGHT; TREES;

ASTERACEAE; MONTANOA; MONTANOA QUADRANGULARIS; SIMSIA;

EID: 70449532133     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-009-0364-6     Document Type: Article

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