Seed heteromorphism in Crepis sancta (Asteraceae): Performance of two morphs in different environments

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 325-332

  Imbert, Eric ^a   Escarré, José ^a   Lepart, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREPIS SANCTA; ASTERACEAE; BROMUS ERECTUS; BROMUS MADRITENSIS; POACEAE;

COMPETITION; GROWTH; SEED HETEROMORPHISM; SEED MORPH; SEED SIZE;

EID: 0030620262     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546016     Document Type: Article

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