Secondary stem lengthening in palms: response to commentary by Tomlinson and Quinn

Heidi J Renninger1, Nathan Phillips

  • 1Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA. hrenninger@gmail.com

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