Influence of slope orientation on sex ratio and size distribution in a dioecious plant Bursera fagaroides var. purpusii (Brandeg.) McVaugh and Rzed. (Burseraceae)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-277

  Ortiz Pulido, Raúl ^a,b   Pavón, Numa P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bursera fagaroides; Mortality; Plant sex; Sex ratio; Slope aspect

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIOECY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEX RATIO; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE DYNAMICS;

BURSERA FAGAROIDES; BURSERA FAGAROIDES VAR. PURPUSII; BURSERACEAE;

EID: 77951974669     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9704-2     Document Type: Article

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