Trade-offs between dispersal and competitive ability: A comparative study of wind-dispersed Asteraceae forbs

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-246

  Jakobsson, Anna ^a   Eriksson, Ove ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Coexistence models; Competition; Dispersal; Landscape fragmentation; Life history trade offs; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DISPERSAL; LIFE HISTORY; RECRUITMENT; TRADE-OFF;

ASTERACEAE;

EID: 0141786989     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025526903281     Document Type: Article

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