Plasticity in native perennial grass populations: Implications for restoration

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 340-349

  Espeland, Erin K ^a   Johnson, Richard C ^a   Horning, Matthew E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive plasticity; genecology; intraspecific variation; phenotypic integration; Sandberg bluegrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033604735     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12560     Document Type: Article

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