Spatial and temporal variation in the fruiting phenology of palms in isolated stands

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-17

  Adler, Gregory H ^a   Lambert, Thomas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocaryum standleyanum; Attalea butyracea; Fruit production; Palms; Panama; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ASTROCARYUM STANDLEYANUM; ATTALEA BUTYRACEA;

EID: 40149085576     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2008.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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