Plant Adaptation: Molecular Genetics and Ecology
- ISBN-10
- 0660193361
- ISBN-13
- 9780660193366
- Category
- Adaptation (Biology)
- Pages
- 166
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- NRC Research Press
- Authors
- National Research Council Canada, Quentin C. B. Cronk
Description
The Proceedings of an International Workshop sponsored by the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research held December 11-13, 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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