Genetic vs. phenotypic responses of trees to altitude

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1161-1163

  Thomas, Sean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; BEECH; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; NOTE; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; FAGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; QUERCUS;

EID: 82055165521     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr105     Document Type: Note

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