Evolutionary ecology of mast-seeding in temperate and tropical oaks (Quercus spp.)

Vegetatio

Volumn 107-108, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 133-147

  Sork, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acorn production; Mast flowering; Mast fruiting; Pollination efficiency; Predator satiation hypothesis; Quercus

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENCE; FLOWERING; FRUITING; MASTING; OAK; POLLINATION EFFICIENCY; PREDATOR SATIATION; SEED SIZE;

QUERCUS;

EID: 17744405106     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: 15735052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00052217     Document Type: Article

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