Factors limiting fecundity of the tropical tree Ipomoea wolcottiana (Convolvulaceae) in a mexican tropical dry forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 615-627

  Parra Tabla, Victor ^a   Bullock, Stephen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bet hedging; Herbivory; Mexico; Pollination; Reproductive success; Resource limitation; Sexual selection; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LIMITING FACTOR; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

MEXICO;

IPOMOEA WOLCOTTIANA;

EID: 0031760839     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467498000431     Document Type: Article

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