Experimental demonstration of floral allocation costs in Crepis tectorum

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 904-909

  Andersson, Stefan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crepis tectorum; Floral evolution; Reproduction; Resource allocation; Tradeoff

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MORPHOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CREPIS TECTORUM; FLORAL EVOLUTION; TRADEOFF;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANGIOSPERM; FLORAL TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

ANATOMY; BIOMASS; FLOWERS; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CREPIS; CREPIS TECTORUM;

EID: 33750581081     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-041     Document Type: Article

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