How does masting happen and synchronize?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-239

  Isagi, Y ^a   Sugimura, K ^a   Sumida, A ^a   Ito, H ^a  

^a Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; FRUITING; MASTING; SEED CROP;

ARTICLE; CROP; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0031582636     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0442     Document Type: Article

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