Size dependence of reproductive allocation: The influence of resource availability, competition and genetic identity

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 280-288

  Sugiyama, S ^a,b   Bazzaz, F A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abutilon theophrasti; Allometry; Families; Plant size; Resource heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE ALLOCATION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

EID: 0031831798     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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