Temporal patterns of seed set and decelerating fitness returns on female allocation in Zigadenus paniculatus (Liliaceae), an andromonoecious lily

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 304-315

  Emms, Simon K ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Andromonoecy; Female allocation; Female fitness; Fitness gain curves; Fruit set; Liliaceae; Seed set; Zigadenus paniculatus

Indexed keywords

SEED SET; TEMPORAL PATTERN;

LILIACEAE; ZIGADENUS PANICULATUS;

EID: 0029661660     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446165     Document Type: Article

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