Patterns of vegetative growth and reproduction in relation to branch orders: The plant as a spatially structured population

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 329-333

  Suzuki, Arata ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hierarchical allocation; Opportunity cost; Reproduction; Spatially structured population; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

EURYA JAPONICA;

EID: 0034070814     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050226     Document Type: Article

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