Reproductive investment in male and female Eurya japonica (Theaceae) at tree and branch levels

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2003-2009

  Suzuki, Alata Antonio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dioecious plants; Module levels; Reproductive investment (RI); Sex related reproduction; Size related reproduction

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SIZE EFFECT;

EURYA JAPONICA; THEACEAE;

EID: 32044446284     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.12.2003     Document Type: Article

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