Shorterm fitness benefits of physiological integration in the clonal herb hydrocotyle peduncularis

Peterson, Vicki; Chesson, Peter

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Shorterm fitness benefits of physiological integration in the clonal herb hydrocotyle peduncularis

Date

2002

Authors

Peterson, Vicki

Chesson, Peter

Publisher

Blackwell Science Asia

Abstract

We test whether physiological integration enhances the short-term fitness of the clonal herb Hydrocotyle peduncularis (Apiaceae, R. Brown ex A. Richards) subjected to spatial variation in water availability. Our measures of fitness and costs and benefits