Seed size and plant strategy across the whole life cycle

Oikos

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-105

  Moles, Angela T ^a,b   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SIZE; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 33645126858     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14194.x     Document Type: Article

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