What do seedlings die from and what are the implications for evolution of seed size?

Oikos

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 193-199

  Moles, Angela T ^a   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; SEEDLING;

EID: 3042627208     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13101.x     Document Type: Review

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