Geographic variation of floral traits in Nicotiana glauca: Relationships with biotic and abiotic factors

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 503-511

  Nattero, Julieta ^a   Sérsic, Alicia N ^a   Cocucci, Andrea A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradients; Bill length; Clinal variation; Floral traits; Geographic variation; Hummingbirds

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ALTITUDE; BIRD; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLINE; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLORAL TRAIT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOME RANGE; MORPHOMETRY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA GLAUCA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 80052084807     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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