Growth and survival across a gap-understory gradient: Contrast in performance of sexually vs. clonally produced offspring

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 439-447

  Matlaga, David P ^a   Horvitz, Carol C ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Calathea marantifolia; Clonal reproduction; Growth; Light availability; Marantaceae; Seedling; Shade tolerance; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

CLONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

CALATHEA; MARANTACEAE;

EID: 60249100846     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800138     Document Type: Article

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