The effects of gender and plant architecture on allocation to flowers in dioecious Silene latifolia (Caryophyllaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-500

  Carroll, Steven B ^a,b   Delph, Lynda F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; SILENE; SILENE LATIFOLIA;

DIOECY; GENDER DIFFERENCE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; REPRODUCTIVE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0030427204     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297367     Document Type: Article

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