Phenology of Ficus variegata in a seasonal wet tropical forest at Cape Tribulation, Australia

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 467-475

  Spencer, Hugh ^a   Weiblen, George ^a,b   Flick, Brigitta ^a  

^a Cape Tribulation Research Station   (Australia)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Cape Tribulation; dioecy; Ficus variegata; figs; flowering asynchrony; phenology; seasonality

Indexed keywords

FICUS VARIEGATA; MORACEAE;

FIG; FLOWERING ASYNCHRONY; PHENOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, CAPE TRIBULATION;

EID: 0030302882     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1996.tb00008.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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