Regulation of sex expression in desert and mediterranean populations of an andromonoecious plant (Gagea chlorantha, liliaceae)

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-25

  Wolfe, Lorne M ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROMONOECY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

ISRAEL;

GAGEA CHLORANTHA;

EID: 0031807401     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: 22238980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07929978.1998.10676703     Document Type: Article

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