Is decreased germination fraction associated with risk of sibling competition?

Oikos

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-35

  Hyatt, Laura A ^a,b   Evans, Ann S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

BRASSICA; LESQUERELLA FENDLERI;

EID: 0031751581     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546543     Document Type: Article

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