Natural variation of fecundity components in a widespread plant with dimorphic seeds

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-476

  Braza, Rita ^a   Arroyo, J ^a   Garcia M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annual and perennial populations; Fitness; Local adaptation; Plantago coronopus; Reproductive success; Seed size; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DIMORPHISM; DIVERGENCE; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; HERB; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED; SEED PRODUCTION; SOIL FERTILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO CORONOPUS;

EID: 77956455684     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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