Flower bud abortion influences clonal growth and sexual dimorphism in the understorey dioecious shrub Aucuba japonica (Cornaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 675-681

  Abe, Tetsuto ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aucuba japonica; Branching; Clonal growth; Flower bud abortion; Forest understorey; Reproductive investment; Sexual dimorphism; Sprout

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; INVESTMENT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SHRUB; UNDERSTORY;

AUCUBA; AUCUBA JAPONICA; CORNACEAE; JAPONICA;

ARTICLE; CORNACEAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CORNACEAE; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT SHOOTS; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036281616     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcf111     Document Type: Article

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