Do plant parts compete for resources? An evolutionary viewpoint

New Phytologist

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 565-574

  Sadras, Victor O ^a   Denison, R Ford ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allogamy and autogamy; Genomic conflict; Parent offspring; Seed number and size; Sibling rivalry; Sink and source; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AUTOGAMY; CROP YIELD; DNA; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED SIZE; SIBLING; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

EVOLUTION; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS;

EID: 67650931878     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02848.x     Document Type: Article

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