When, how and how much: Gender-specific resource-use strategies in the dioecious tree Juniperus thurifera

Annals of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 885-889

  Montesinos, D ^a   De Luis M ^b   Verdu M ^a   Raventos J ^c   Garcia Fayos P ^a  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Juniperus; Resource allocation; Sexual maturity; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIOECY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE USE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURITY; TRADE-OFF; TREE; TREE RING;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JUNIPERUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TIME;

CLIMATE; JUNIPERUS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS THURIFERA;

EID: 33749619495     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl172     Document Type: Article

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