Experimental defoliation affects male but not female reproductive performance of the tropical monoecious plant Croton suberosus (Euphorbiaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 359-369

  Narbona, Eduardo ^a   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Euphorbiaceae; floral sex ratio; foliar herbivory; leaf production; nectar production; Neotropical dry forest; plant insect interactions; pollen production; pollination success; pollinator activity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEFOLIATION; DICOTYLEDON; DRY FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HERBIVORY; NECTAR; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; WASP;

ARTICLE; EUPHORBIA; FLOWER; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EUPHORBIACEAE; FLOWERS; PLANT LEAVES; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

CROTON SUBEROSUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77955083107     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq117     Document Type: Article

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