No evidence for simultaneous pollen and resource limitation in Aciphylla squarrosa: A long-lived, masting herb

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-377

  Brookes, Rowan H ^b,c   Jesson, Linley K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bateman's principle; Haig and Westoby model; Masting; Pollen limitation; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERB; MASTING; POLLEN; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; WELLINGTON [NEW SOUTH WALES];

ACIPHYLLA SQUARROSA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 34248225389     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01708.x     Document Type: Article

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