Relative size at onset of maturity in rain forest trees: A comparative analysis of 37 Malaysian species

Oikos

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-154

  Thomas, Sean C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAINFOREST; TREE SIZE;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0030303746     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545756     Document Type: Article

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