A chemical perspective on the evolution of variation in Eucalyptus globulus

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-318

  Wallis, Ian R ^a   Keszei, András ^a   Henery, Martin L ^a,d   Moran, Gavin F ^a   Forrester, Robert ^b   Maintz, Jens ^a,c   Marsh, Karen J ^a   Andrew, Rose L ^a   Foley, William J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Available nitrogen; Chemical variation; Herbivory; Phenotype; Swift parrot

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; EVERGREEN TREE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HERBIVORY; LAND BRIDGE; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SUBSPECIES;

AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT; TASMANIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; LATHAMUS DISCOLOR; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 82455210851     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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