Previous articleNext article No AccessNotes and CommentsIs Interspecific Variation in Relative Growth Rate Positively Correlated with Biomass Allocation to the Leaves?Hendrik Poorter, and Hans LambersHendrik Poorter Search for more articles by this author , and Hans Lambers Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 138, Number 5Nov., 1991 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/285282 Views: 5Total views on this site Citations: 24Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1991 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Gabriela Woźniak, Damian Chmura, Marcin K. Dyderski, Agnieszka Błońska, Andrzej M. 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