The evolutionary ecology of vegetative dormancy in mature herbaceous perennial plants

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1000-1009

  Shefferson, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophy; Bet hedging; Evolutionary transitions; Fitness; Life history; Mixotrophy; Myco heterotrophy; Mycorrhiza; Prolonged dormancy

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; DORMANCY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HERBIVORE; LIFE HISTORY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; STOCHASTICITY; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

FUNGI;

EID: 68849083861     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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