Disentangling the causes of intrainflorescence variation in floral traits and fecundity in the hermaphrodite Silene acutifolia

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 490-497

  Buide, Ma Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Architectural effects; Caryophyllaceae; Fruit set; Iberian Peninsula; Limb length; Ovule number; Resource competition; Seed ovule ratio

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FECUNDITY; FLORAL TRAIT; FRUIT SET; HERB; HERMAPHRODITE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; SILENE;

EID: 43049147631     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.95.4.490     Document Type: Article

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