Floral reflectance, color, and thermoregulation: What really explains geographic variation in thermal acclimation ability of ectotherms?

American Naturalist

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-349

  Lacey, Elizabeth P ^a   Lovin, Mary E ^a   Richter, Scott J ^a   Herington, Dean A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b India Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectotherm; Floral reflectance; Geographic variation; Phenotypic plasticity; Plantago lanceolata; Thermal acclimation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COLOR; ECTOTHERMY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GROWING SEASON; HERB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODEL TEST; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REFLECTANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; COLOR; FLOWER; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTAGO; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; COLOR; FLOWERS; GEOGRAPHY; PLANTAGO; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA;

EID: 77949496355     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/650442     Document Type: Article

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