Optimal flower lifetimes

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-248

  Charnov, Eric L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis; Dimensionless variables; Life history theory; Pollination; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; FLOWER; LIFE HISTORY; POLLINATION; SEX ALLOCATION;

EID: 0030479968     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01237682     Document Type: Article

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