To grow or to seed: Ecotypic variation in reproductive allocation and cone production by young female Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis, Pinaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 833-842

  Climent, José ^a   Prada, Ma Aránzazu ^b   Calama, Rafael ^a   Chambel, Ma Regina ^a   De Ron, David Sánchez ^a   Alía, Ricardo ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b Banc de Llavors Forestals   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age at first reproduction; Cones; Mediterranean; Pinaceae; Pinus halepensis; Reproductive allocation; Reproductive effort; Threshold size

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOTYPE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPECIALIZATION;

PINACEAE; PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 46249085448     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.2007354     Document Type: Article

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