Developmental instability and plant potential fitness in a Mediterranean perennial plant, Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-48

  Fungairino S G ^a   Fernandez C ^a   Serrano, J M ^a   Lopez F ^a   Acosta, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Fitness components; Modular growth

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; FITNESS; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PERENNIAL PLANT;

RETAMA SPHAEROCARPA;

EID: 13244295799     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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