Variation in flower biomass among nearby populations of Impatiens textori (Balsaminaceae): Effects of population plant densities

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 563-572

  Iwaizumi, Masakazu G ^a,b   Sakai, Satoki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flower biomass; Impatiens textori; Local scale; Plant density; Population; Variation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

PLANT DENSITY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; FLOWER; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DENSITY;

BALSAMINACEAE; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS TEXTORII;

EID: 3543071788     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b04-013     Document Type: Article

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