Seed dimensions and volume as predictors of sed weight in herbaceous species in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.;Volumen Y Dimensiones Como Predictores Del Peso De Semilla De Especies Herbaceas Del Centro De La Península Ibérica

Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 249-262

  Sánchz, Ana M ^a   Azcárate, Francisco M ^a   Arqueros, Laura ^a   Peco, Begoña ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

m ltiple regression models; seed dimensions; seed volume; seed weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444430363     PISSN: 02111322     EISSN: 19883196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/ajbm.2001.v59.i2.132     Document Type: Article

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