Analysing the allometry of multiple interacting traits

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-241

  Shipley, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometry; Causal models; Directed acyclic graphs; Fruit production; Graphical models; Plant size; Prunus mahaleb; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS MAHALEB;

EID: 4544282065     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1433-8319-00081     Document Type: Article

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