Nutrient stress and gall flies interact to affect floral-sex ratio in gynomonoecious Solidago altissima (Asteraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1233-1239

  Wise, Michael J ^a   Coffey, Lindsay E ^a   Abrahamson, Warren G ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Disk flower; Eurosta solidaginis; Ray flower; Sex allocation; Solidago altissima tall goldenrod

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLORAL TRAIT; GALL INSECT; GENETIC VARIATION; HERBIVORY; HERITABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

ASTERACEAE; EUROSTA SOLIDAGINIS; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS VAR. SCABRA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 53249149497     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800033     Document Type: Article

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