Evolution of sexually dimorphic flower production under sexual, fertility, and viability selection

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Frey, Frank M ^a   Delph, Lynda F ^b   Dinneen, Brian ^a   Twomey, Colin ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecious; Flower number; Life history trade off; Model; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846781491     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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