Phenotypic variation in heteroblastic woody species does not contribute to shade survival

AoB PLANTS

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gamage, Harshi K ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84873194659     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20412851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plr013     Document Type: Article

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