Reproductive phenology of sympatric taxa of Chamaecrista (Leguminosae) in Serra do Cipo, Brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-479

  Madeira, João A ^a,b   Fernandes, G Wilson ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flowering; Fruiting; Rupestrian field; Seasonality; Seed abortion; Seed predation; Sympatric congenerics; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; FRUIT; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

CHAMAECRISTA;

EID: 0032791725     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467499000954     Document Type: Article

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