Neither biased sex ratio nor spatial segregation of the sexes in the subtropical dioecious tree eurycorymbus cavaleriei (Sapindaceae)

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 604-613

  Gao, Puxin ^a,b   Kang, Ming ^b,c   Wang, Jing ^b,c   Ye, Qigang ^a   Huang, Hongwen ^a,b,c  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Eurycorymbus cavaleriei; Rare species; Sex ratio; Spatial segregation of the sexes

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DIOECY; HETEROGENEITY; MONTANE FOREST; RARE SPECIES; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAPINDACEAE; SEX RATIO; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAPINDACEAE; SEX RATIO; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EURYCORYMBUS; EURYCORYMBUS CAVALERIEI; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 67049173183     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2009.00827.x     Document Type: Article

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