Dynamic optimization of plant growth

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 437-455

  Iwasa, Yoh ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defence against herbivory; Dynamic programming; Growth schedule; Life history strategy; Phenology; Pontryagin's maximum principle; Shoot root balance; Stochastic environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000440388     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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