Evolution of inflorescence design: Theory and data

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2165-2177

  Fishbein, Mark ^a   Venable, D Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asclepias tuberosa; ESS model; inflorescence design; inflorescence size; milkweed; pollen transfer; sexual selection; size number trade offs

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; INFLORESCENCE DESIGN; INFLORESCENCE SIZE; MILKWEED; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

USA, ARIZONA;

ASCLEPIADACEAE; ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA;

EID: 0030301371     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03607.x     Document Type: Article

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