Clonal growth and reproductive strategies of the understory tropical palm Geonoma brevispatha: An ontogenetic approach

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-112

  Souza, Alexandre F ^a   Martins, Fernando R ^a   Bernacci, Luis Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Brazil; Ontogenetic stages; Senescence; Stage structured populations; Swamp forest

Indexed keywords

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS;

CLONAL GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

CLONAL GROWTH; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; ONTOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SWAMP FOREST;

FORESTS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH RATE; ONTOGENY; REPRODUCTION;

BRAZIL;

GENETTA; GEONOMA; GEONOMA BREVISPATHA;

EID: 0038193941     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-002     Document Type: Article

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