Sexually dimorphic growth in the dioecious tropical shrub, Siparuna grandiflora

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 322-331

  Nicotra, A B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allocation patterns; Leaf longevity; Leaf production; Reproductive costs; Stem growth

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

SIPARUNA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 0032777839     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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