Seed mass, habitat conditions and taxonomic relatedness: A re-analysis of Salisbury (1974)

New Phytologist

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 169-174

  Kelly, C K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative ecology; Evolutionary comparative methods; Plant habitat use; Seed size; Taxonomic relatedness

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; SEED SIZE; TAXONOMIC RELATEDNESS;

EID: 0031285336     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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