Differential patterns of plasticity to water availability along native and naturalized latitudinal gradients

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-73

  Baird, Thomas D ^a,b,c   Henson, Christopher A ^a   Daily, Nicholas M ^a   Baccari, Gregory V ^a   Murren, Courtney J ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b Grice Marine Laboratory   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cline; Phenotypic plasticity; Water availability

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79955676894     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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