A global analysis of trait variation and evolution in climbing plants

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1757-1771

  Gallagher, Rachael V ^a   Leishman, Michelle R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climbing plants; Dispersal mode; Functional traits; Latitudinal gradient; Leaf size; Liana; Phylogenetic clustering; Phylogenetic signal; Seed mass; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; CLIMBING PLANT; DATA SET; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOREST DYNAMICS; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GROWTH FORM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LEAF AREA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866318817     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02773.x     Document Type: Article

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