How is fruit production regulated in the dioecious fleshy-fruited shrub Rhamnus alpinus?

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-259

  Bañuelos, María José ^a   Obeso, José Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Girdling; Maternal investment; Pollen vs. resource limitation

Indexed keywords

RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS ALPINUS;

EID: 19344361825     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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