'Excess' flower production and selective fruit abortion: A model of potential benefits

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2123-2132

  Burd, Martin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Floral abortion; Floral display; Reproductive packaging; Selective fruit abortion; Surplus flowers

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FLOWERING; FRUITING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EID: 0031697699     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2123:EFPASF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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