Sexual dimorphism in holly Ilex aquifolium: Cost of reproduction, sexual selection or physiological differentiation?;Dimorfismo sexual en el acebo, ilex aquifolium: ¿Coste de la reproducción, selección sexual o diferenciación fisiológica?

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-77

  Obeso, José Ramón ^a   Retuerto, Rubén ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Male competition; Maternal effects; Photosynthetic efficiency; Relative growth rate; Reproductive allocation; Tree ring growth

Indexed keywords

AQUIFOLIACEAE; ILEX; ILEX AQUIFOLIUM;

EID: 0036521196     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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