Phenology constrains opportunistic growth response in Bromus tectorum L.

Plant Ecology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-112

  Dyer, Andrew R ^a   Hardison, Jeanine L ^b   Rice, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Ecotype; Invasive species; Resource availability; Selection; Traits

Indexed keywords

ECOTYPE; FITNESS; FLOWERING; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SELECTION; SEX ALLOCATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 83855165086     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-0010-4     Document Type: Article

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