Unpacking a century-old mystery: Winter buds and the latitudinal gradient in leaf form

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 975-978

  Edwards, Erika J ^a   Spriggs, Elizabeth L ^b   Chatelet, David S ^a,c   Donoghue, Michael J ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BUD; HOST; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LEAF; PARASITIC PLANT; PHENOLOGY; PHLOEM;

EMBRYOPHYTA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT LEAF; SEASON;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS;

EID: 84976343083     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1600129     Document Type: Article

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