Plant ecology - Family roots

被引:40
作者
Callaway, Ragan M. [1 ]
Mahall, Bruce E.
机构
[1] Univ Montana, Div Biol Sci, Missoula, MT 59812 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Ecol Evolut & Marine Biol, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
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D O I
10.1038/448145a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Experiments in which related and unrelated plants were grown together reveal the ability of roots to recognize their kin. The ecological and evolutionary implications are tantalizing topics for future studies.
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页码:145 / 147
页数:3
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