Female biased sex ratios in Pistacia lentiscus L. (Anacardiaceae)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-101

  Verdú, Miguel ^a,b   García Fayos, Patricio ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dioecious; Mediterranean shrubland; Pistacia lentiscus; Pollen competition; Spatial segregation of the sexes

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC GRADIENT; FEMALE BIAS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX RATIO;

PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 0031968454     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009764613803     Document Type: Article

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