Testing for cost of apical dominance in vegetation: A field study of three species

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Irwin, Deborah L ^a   Aarssen, Lonnie W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

competition; herbivory; neighbours; overcompensation; selection; shoot apex removal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030484312     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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