Geometric morphometrics and leaf phenotypic plasticity: Assessing fluctuating asymmetry and allometry in European white oaks (Quercus)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 335-348

  Viscosi, Vincenzo ^a  

^a Department for Instruction   (Italy)

Author keywords

CVA; Developmental plasticity; Leaf asymmetry; MANCOVA; Procrustes ANOVA; Size shape correlation; Species discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; CORRELATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOMETRY; LEAF; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; VISUALIZATION;

EUROPE;

MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 84941314730     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/boj.12323     Document Type: Article

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