Survival costs of reproduction in a short-lived perennial plant:llve hard, die young

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 904-911

  Aragón, Cristina F ^a   Méndez, Marcos ^a   Escudero, Adrián ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cistaceae; Cost of reproduction; Helianthemum squamatum; Life history theory; Mediterranean; Reproductive phenology; Semiarid; Stress

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED BANK; SEMIARID REGION; SURVIVAL;

CISTACEAE; HELIANTHEMUM SQUAMATUM;

EID: 67549086270     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800223     Document Type: Article

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