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Genetic and environmental factors behind foliar chemistry of the mature mountain birch.
Journal of chemical ecology - 1 Jul 2012
Haviola Sanna, Neuvonen Seppo, Rantala Markus J, Saikkonen Kari, Salminen Juha-Pekka, Saloniemi Irma, Yang Shiyong, Ruuhola Teija
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies of mountain birch (Betula pubescens spp. czerepanovii) repeatedly have found differences between individual trees in herbivory-related traits, but rarely have yielded estimates of the additive genetic variation of these traits or of their relationship to habitat. We used thirty-year-old birch half-sibs in a northern common garden to estimate the effect of genetics and local microhabitat on...
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