Interpreting reproductive allometry: Individual strategies of allocation explain size-dependent reproduction in plant populations

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-40

  Bonser, Stephen P ^a   Aarssen, Lonnie W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allocation to reproduction; Allometry; Developmental trajectories; Plasticity; Size at reproduction; Vegetative size

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIZE EFFECT;

EID: 58149345480     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2008.10.003     Document Type: Review

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