Seed size as an indicator of seed quality: A case study of Primula veris

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-212

  Lehtilä, Kari ^a   Ehrlén, Johan ^b  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Offspring quality number trade off; Offspring size; Primula veris; Seed number; Seed predation; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEED PREDATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

PRIMULA VERIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 29144433501     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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