Leaf size in three generations of a dioecious tropical tree, Ocotea tenera (Lauraceae): Sexual dimorphism and changes with age

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1350-1355

  Wheelwright, Nathaniel T ^a   Sinclair, Jordan P ^b   Hochwender, Cris ^c   Janzen, Fredric J ^d  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heritability; Lauraceae; Leaf size and shape; Ocotea tenera; Sexual dimorphism; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

AGE; COEXISTENCE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GENERATION TIME; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OCOTEA; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING; TIME; TREE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COSTA RICA; GENETIC VARIATION; OCOTEA; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING; SELECTION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

COSTA RICA; MONTEVERDE; PUNTARENAS;

EID: 84864989974     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200182     Document Type: Article

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