Flowering phenology and female fitness: Impact of a pre-dispersal seed predator on a sexually polymorphic species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Collin, Carine L ^a,b,c   Shykoff, Jacqui A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Dianthus sylvestris (Caryophyllaceae); Granivory; Gynomonoecy gynodioecy; Hadena; Natural enemies; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; DICOTYLEDON; FITNESS; FRUIT SET; GRANIVORY; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; PHENOLOGY; POLLINATION; POLYMORPHISM; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SEED PRODUCTION; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANIMALIA; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS; DIANTHUS SYLVESTRIS; HADENA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 66949117367     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9620-5     Document Type: Article

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