Changes in reproductive investment with altitude in an alpine plant

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-134

  Hautier, Yann ^a,c   Randin, Christophe F ^a   Stöcklin, Jürg ^b   Guisan, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Genetic diversity; Phenotypic plasticity; Poa alpina; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

POA; POA ALPINA;

EID: 77649326395     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtp011     Document Type: Article

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