Sex ratio variation in dioecious plant species: A comparative ecological study of six species of Lindera (Lauraceae)

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 529-540

  Dupont, Y L ^a   Kato, M ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIOECY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

JAPAN;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; LAURACEAE; LINDERA; LINDERA GLAUCA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0033451997     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1999.tb01136.x     Document Type: Article

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