Visibility vs. biomass in flowers: Exploring corolla allocation in Mediterranean entomophilous plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1119-1127

  Herrera, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomass; Corolla; Drought; Evolution; Flower; Mediterranean; Sclerophyllous; Size; Variation; Water

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONSPECIFIC; DROUGHT STRESS; ENTOMOPHILY; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; POLLINATOR; TAXONOMY; VISIBILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POLLINATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BIOMASS; DROUGHTS; FLOWERS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PLANTS; POLLINATION; WATER;

CISTUS; CISTUS SALVIIFOLIUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 65349171641     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp046     Document Type: Article

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