Evolution of senescence in iteroparous perennial plants

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-412

  Silvertown, Jonathan ^a   Franco, Miguel ^b,c   Perez Ishiwara, Ruben ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age at first reproduction; Mortality rate; Perennial plants; Reproductive lifespan; Reproductive value; Senescence; Weibull function

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042821329     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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