Population differentiation in a purported ring species, Acacia karroo (Mimosoideae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 748-755

  Ward, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptation; KwaZulu Natal; Phenotypic plasticity; Polymorphism; Population differentiation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; COASTAL ZONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; ZULULAND;

EID: 84859422267     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01757.x     Document Type: Article

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