Geometric morphometric analyses of leaf variation in four oak species of the subgenus Quercus (Fagaceae)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 575-587

  Viscosi, V ^a   Fortini, P ^a   Slice, D E ^b   Loy, A ^a   Blasi, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Landmarks; Leaf shape; Multivariate outliers; Outlines; Quercus; Two Block Partial Least Squares analysis

Indexed keywords

FAGACEAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS FRAINETTO; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 74949088881     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500902775277     Document Type: Article

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