Environmental correlates of phenotypic variation: Do variable tidal regimes influence morphology in intertidal seaweeds?

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 859-871

  Mueller, Rebecca ^a   Fischer, Andrew M ^a   Bolch, Christopher J S ^a   Wright, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeographical scales; Environmental variability; Intertidal macroalgae; Morphology; Tidal rhythms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945481768     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12329     Document Type: Article

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