Short distances between extreme microhabitats do not result in ecotypes in Syntrichia caninervis

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-153

  Reynolds, Lauren A ^a,b   McLetchie, D Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Common garden; Desert; Ecotypes; F v F m; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; SYNTRICHIA CANINERVIS;

EID: 80051778810     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: 17432820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743282011Y.0000000004     Document Type: Article

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