A few more hypotheses for the evolution of dioecy in figs (Ficus, Moraceae)

Oikos

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 628-635

  Harrison, Rhett D ^a,b   Yamamura, Norio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORACEAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0038663055     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.11829.x     Document Type: Review

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