Allometric gender allocation in Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) has adaptive plasticity

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 430-438

  Paquin, Viviane ^a   Aarssen, Lonnie W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometry; Gender allocation; Plasticity; Pollen dispersal; Ragweed; Size advantage; Time limitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; ANNUAL PLANT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIFOLIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; ASTERACEAE;

EID: 1642299939     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.3.430     Document Type: Article

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