Breeding systems and seed size in a neotropical flora: Testing evolutionary hypotheses

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2461-2472

  Vamosi, Steven M ^a   Mazer, Susan J ^b   Cornejo, Fernando ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Amazon Conservation Association   (Peru)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Breeding system; Dioecy; Monoecy; Plant growth forms; Rain forest; Seed size

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MONOECY; NATURE RESERVE; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; RAINFOREST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED SIZE;

MADRE DE DIOS; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 54549117078     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0674.1     Document Type: Article

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