Ontogenetic modulation of branch size, shape, and biomechanics produces diversity across habitats in the Bursera simaruba clade of tropical trees

Evolution and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 437-449

  Rosell, Julieta A ^a,c   Olson, Mark E ^a   Aguirre Hernández, Rebeca ^b   Sánchez Sesma, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; RAINFOREST; RECONSTRUCTION; TRADE-OFF; TROPICAL REGION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BURSERACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PLANT; TREE;

BIOMECHANICS; BURSERA; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; TREES;

BURSERA; BURSERA INSTABILIS; BURSERA SIMARUBA; SIMARUBA;

EID: 84865838160     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2012.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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