The plasticity of phenotypic integration in response to light and water availability in the pepper grass, Lepidium bonariense

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1321-1337

  Mallitt, Kylie L ^a   Bonser, Stephen P ^a   Hunt, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Lepidium bonariense; Light; Phenotypic integration; Phenotypic plasticity; Plant functional traits; Water

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GRASS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM BONARIENSE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 78650006711     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9373-6     Document Type: Article

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