Intracanopy plasticity under strong wind conditions in the wild olive tree (Olea europaea L.): A conserved response between closely related taxa?

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 509-518

  García Verdugo, Carlos ^a,b  

^a RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Phenotypic plasticity; Plant size; Reaction norm; Reproductive fitness; Wind stress; Within plant variation

Indexed keywords

PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT SIZE; REACTION NORM; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; WITHIN-PLANT VARIATION;

FORESTRY; WIND STRESS;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

EXTRACTIVES; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; PLANTS; PLASTICITY; REACTION KINETICS; REPRODUCTION; WIND;

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEA EUROPAEA SUBSP. EUROPAEA; OLEA EUROPAEA SUBSP. GUANCHICA; OLEA EUROPAEA VAR. SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 79956076081     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-010-0526-6     Document Type: Article

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