Geographic variation and plasticity to water and nutrients in  Pelargonium australe

Nicotra, Adrienne; Hermes, Jacob; Jones, Cynthia; Schlichting, Carl

Geographic variation and plasticity to water and nutrients in Pelargonium australe

Date

2007

Authors

Nicotra, Adrienne

Hermes, Jacob

Jones, Cynthia

Schlichting, Carl

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Abstract

• Here, patterns of phenotypic plasticity and trait integration of leaf characteristics in six geographically discrete populations of the perennial herb Pelargonium australe were compared. It was hypothesized that populations would show local adaptation