Flowering phenology, display size, and fruit set in an understory dioecious shrub, Aucuba Japonica (cornaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 455-461

  Abe, Tetsuto ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aucuba japonica; Cornaceae; Dioecy; Flowering phenology; Fruit set; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009537943     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657110     Document Type: Article

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