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Coexistence and differentiation of ‘flowering stones’: the role of local adaptation to soil microenvironment

  1. ALLAN G. ELLIS1,2,*,
  2. ARTHUR E. WEIS1

Article first published online: 25 NOV 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01074.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 94, Issue 2, pages 322–335, March 2006

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ELLIS, A. G. and WEIS, A. E. (2006), Coexistence and differentiation of ‘flowering stones’: the role of local adaptation to soil microenvironment. Journal of Ecology, 94: 322–335. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01074.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 321 Steinhaus Hall, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA and

  2. 2

    Leslie Hill Institute for Plant Conservation, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

* Allan G. Ellis (tel. +27 33 2605657; fax +27 33 2605105; e-mail: monkeybeetle@gmail.com).

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  1. Issue published online: 25 NOV 2005
  2. Article first published online: 25 NOV 2005
  3. Received 23 June 2005 revision accepted 24 August 2005 Handling Editor: Roy Turkington

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