Nutrient sensitivity of the cost of male function in gynodioecious Phacelia linearis (Hydrophyllaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1092-1098

  Eckhart, Vincent M ^a,b,c   Chapin III, F Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Gynodioecy; Nutrient relations; Resource allocation; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

GYNODIOECY; MALE FUNCTION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; TRADE-OFF;

HYDROPHYLLACEAE; PHACELIA LINEARIS; PHACELLA LINEARIS;

EID: 0031406077     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446152     Document Type: Article

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