Sources and consequences of seed size variation in Lupinus perennis (Fabaceae): Adaptive and non-adaptive hypotheses

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-213

  Halpern, Stacey L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Environmental heterogeneity; Fitness components; Germination; Offspring size; Resource availability; Seed size variation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEED SIZE;

FABACEAE; LUPINUS; LUPINUS PERENNIS;

EID: 13444280473     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.2.205     Document Type: Article

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