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Insolation and photoperiodic control of tree development near the equator by Borchert, Rolf, Calle, Zoraida, Strahler, Alan H., Baertschi, André, Magill, Robert E., Broadhead, Jeremy S., Kamau, John, Njoroge, Julius, Muthuri, Catherine

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Leaf flushing during the dry season: the paradox of Asian monsoon forests by Elliott, Stephen, Baker, Patrick J., Borchert, Rolf

“…Aim: Most deciduous species of dry monsoon forests in Thailand and India form new leaves 1-2 months before the first monsoon rains, during the hottest and…”
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Seasonal variation in daily insolation induces synchronous bud break and flowering in the tropics by Calle, Zoraida, Schlumpberger, Boris O, Piedrahita, Lorena, Leftin, Avigdor, Hammer, Steven A, Tye, Alan, Borchert, Rolf

“…In many temperate plants seasonal variation in day length induces flowering at species-specific times each year. Here we report synchronous bud break and…”
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Photoperiodic induction of synchronous flowering near the Equator by Calle, Zoraida, Gautier, Laurent, von Hildebrand, Patricio, Tye, Alan, Navarrete, Diego, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Borchert, Rolf, Renner, Susanne S

“…In tropical rainforests, 30-65% of tree species grow at densities of less than one individual per hectare. At these low population densities, successful…”
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Soil and stem water storage determine phenology and distribution of tropical dry forest trees by Borchert, Rolf

“…Many trees of tropical dry forests flower or form new shoots soon after leaf shedding during the dry season, i.e., during a period when trees are likely to be…”
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Increasing day-length induces spring flushing of tropical dry forest trees in the absence of rain by RIVERA, Guillermo, ELLIOTT, Stephen, CALDAS, Linda S, NICOLOSSI, Guillermo, CORADIN, Vera T. R, BORCHERT, Rolf

“…In many conspecific trees of >50 species highly synchronous bud break with low inter-annual variation was observed during the late dry season, around the…”
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Induction of rehydration and bud break by irrigation or rain in decidous trees of a tropical dry forest in Costa Rica by Borchert, R. (Kansas Univ., Lawrence (USA). Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology)

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Leaf flushing during the dry season: the paradox of Asian monsoon forests by Elliott, Stephen, Baker, Patrick J, Borchert, Rolf

“…Aim: Most deciduous species of dry monsoon forests in Thailand and India form new leaves 1-2 months before the first monsoon rains, during the hottest and…”
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Water stress and tree phenology in a tropical dry forest in the lowlands of Costa Rica by Reich, P.B, Borchert, R

“…(1) Phenology and seasonal variations in water stress, as indicated by variations in girth, were monitored for 1 yr in numerous trees of twelve species,…”
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Phenology and control of flowering in tropical trees [Cedrela mexicana, Cordia glabra, Erythrina poeppigiana, Tabebuia rosea, Tabebuia ochrea] by Borchert, Rolf

“…Descriptions of structure and flowering phenology of the tropical tree species Cedrela mexicana. Cordia glabra, Erythrina poeppigiana. Tabebuia rosea, and…”
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Water storage capacitance and xylem tension in isolated branches of temperate and tropical trees by Borchert, R, Pockman, W.T

“…Trees of tropical semi-deciduous forests range from "drought-avoiding" stem-succulent species with low-density wood (< 0.5 g cm(-3)), which maintain high stem…”
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Environmental control of flowering periodicity in Costa Rican and Mexican tropical dry forests by Borchert, Rolf, Meyer, Stefanie A., Felger, Richard S., Porter-Bolland, Luciana

“…Aim: We analyse the proximate causes of the large variation in flowering periodicity among four tropical dry forests (TDF) and ask whether climatic periodicity…”
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Phenology and Ecophysiology of the Tropical Tree, Tabebuia Neochrysantha (Bignoniaceae) by Reich, Peter B., Borchert, Rolf

“…Phenology and seasonal variations in water stress, as reflected in variations in stem circumference, were monitored throughout 1978 in numerous Tabebuia…”
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Declining insolation induces synchronous flowering of Montanoa and Simsia (Asteraceae) between Mexico and the Equator by Calle, Zoraida, Strahler, Alan H, Borchert, Rolf

“…We analyze the latitudinal shift in the onset of synchronous flowering in the woody genera Montanoa and Simsia (Asteraceae) between Mexico (28° N) and the…”
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Phenology of temperate trees in tropical climates by Borchert, R, Robertson, K, Schwartz, M.D, Williams-Linera, G

“…Several North American broad-leaved tree species range from the northern United States at approximately 47°N to moist tropical montane forests in Mexico and…”
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Phenology and flowering periodicity of Neotropical dry forest species: evidence from herbarium collections by Borchert, Rolf

“…To examine the potential contribution of herbarium material to the description and analysis of tropical tree phenology, flowering times and geographical…”
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Responses of tropical trees to rainfall seasonality and its long-term changes by Borchert, R. (Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS (USA). Dept. of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology)

“…Seasonality and physiognomy of tropical forests are mainly determined by the amount of annual rainfall and its seasonal distribution. Climatic change scenarios…”
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Control of development in the bifurcating branch system of Tabebuia rosea: a computer simulation by Borchert, R, Honda, H

“…A computer model, simulating geometry and development of the branch system of Tabebuia rosea DC, was constructed. Early in development there is a transition…”
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Ca2+ as developmental signal in the formation of Ca-oxalate crystal spacing patterns during leaf development inCarya ovata by Borchert, Rolf

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Water status and development of tropical trees during seasonal drought by Borchert, R. (Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS (USA). Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology)

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