Phylogenetic constraints and trait correlates of flowering phenology in the angiosperm flora of China

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 928-938

  Du, Yanjun ^a   Mao, Lingfeng ^b   Queenborough, Simon A ^c   Freckleton, Robert P ^d   Chen, Bin ^a   Ma, Keping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese flora; Deciduousness; Fruit type; Growth form; Phylogenetic conservatism; Pollination type

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FLOWERING; GROWTH FORM; PHENOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLLINATION;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84936203105     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12303     Document Type: Article

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