Phenotypic plasticity despite source-sink population dynamics in a long-lived perennial plant

New Phytologist

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 856-867

  Anderson, Jill T ^a,b   Sparks, Jed P ^a   Geber, Monica A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenotypic plasticity; Photosynthesis; Root porosity; Root: shoot ratio; Source sink dynamics; Specific leaf area; Stable carbon isotope; Vaccinium elliottii

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST COVER; GENE FLOW; LEAF AREA; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION SIZE; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SHRUB; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; STABLE ISOTOPE; UPLAND REGION; WATER STRESS;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; VACCINIUM;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC FITNESS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT STRUCTURES; VACCINIUM;

ERICACEAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ELLIOTTII;

EID: 77958552387     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03404.x     Document Type: Article

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