What lies between: The evolution of stomatal traits on the road to C 4 photosynthesis

New Phytologist

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-293

  Way, Danielle A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C 3 photosynthesis; C 3 C 4 intermediates; C 4 photosynthesis; Evolution; Phylogeny; Stomata; Stomatal conductance; Stomatal density and size

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; NOTE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STOMA; POACEAE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT STOMATA; POACEAE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 84055198277     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.04000.x     Document Type: Note

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