The effects of inflorescence size and flower position on biomass and temporal sex allocation in Lobelia sessiliflora

Plant Ecology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-214

  Hiraga, Tomoyuki ^a   Sakai, Satoki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female duration; Male duration; Ovule; Pollen grain; Protandry; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; POLLEN; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

LOBELIA; LOBELIA SESSILIFOLIA;

EID: 33846125232     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9157-9     Document Type: Article

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