Role of gap dynamics in the evolution of masting of trees

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 893-905

  Tachiki, Yuuya ^a   Iwasa, Yoh ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite pairwise invasibility plot; Games in finite population; Gap dynamics; Mast seeding; Masting

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949116081     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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