Sexual dimorphism in reproductive allocation and water use efficiency in Maireana pyramidata (Chenopodiaceae), a dioecious, semi-arid shrub

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 509-514

  Leigh, Andrea ^a   Nicotra, Adrienne B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA;

AMARANTHACEAE; MAIREANA;

EID: 0242318809     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT03043     Document Type: Article

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