Patterns of reproductive effort in male and female shrubs of Oemleria cerasiformis: A 6-year study

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-84

  Antos, Joseph A ^a   Allen, Geraldine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control of flowering; Dioecious plants; Fruit set; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FLOWERING; FRUITING; LIGHT; PLANT REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SHRUB;

OEMLERIA CERASIFORMIS;

EID: 0033027398     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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