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Natural variation for drought-response traits in the Mimulus guttatus species complex.
Oecologia - 1 Jan 2010
Wu Carrie A, Lowry David B, Nutter Laura I, Willis John H
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Soil moisture is a key factor affecting plant abundance and distribution, both across and within species. In response to water limitation, plants have evolved numerous morphological, physiological, and phenological adaptations. In both well-watered and water-limited conditions, we identified considerable natural variation in drought-related whole-plant and leaf-level traits among closely related members of the...
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