Nath, Cheryl D.Munoz, FrançoisPélissier, RaphaëlBurslem, David F R PMuthusankar, G.2017-07-232017-07-232016-12Nath, C D, Munoz, F, Pélissier, R, Burslem, D F R P & Muthusankar, G 2016, 'Growth rings in tropical trees : role of functional traits, environment, and phylogeny', Trees-Structure and function, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 2153-2175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-016-1442-10931-1890ORCID: /0000-0001-6033-0990/work/68492877http://hdl.handle.net/2164/8981Acknowledgments Financial support of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (USR 3330), France, and from the Rufford Small Grants Foundation (UK) is acknowledged. We thank the private farmers and coffee plantation companies of Kodagu for providing permissions and logistical support for this project. We are grateful to N. Barathan for assistance with slide preparation and data entry, S. Aravajy for botanical assistance, S. Prasad and G. Orukaimoni for technical inputs, and A. Prathap, S. Shiva, B. Saravana, and P. Shiva for field assistance. The corresponding editor and three anonymous reviewers provided insightful comments that improved the manuscript.23386735engAngiospermDeciduousnessDistinctness of growth ringsDrought stressPhylogenetic constraintSouth IndiaQH301 BiologyForestryPlant SciencePhysiologyEcologyQH301Journal article10.1007/s00468-016-1442-1http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84979226335&partnerID=8YFLogxK306