Mycorrhizal benefit differs among the sexes in a gynodioecious species

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2583-2593

  Varga, Sandra ^a,b   Kytöviita, Minna Maarit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Geranium sylvaticum; Glomus claroideum; Glomus hoi; Gynodioecy; Plant and fungal benefit; Plant fungus interactions; Resource acquisition; Resource allocation; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; DICOTYLEDON; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HERMAPHRODITE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPORULATION; SYMBIOSIS; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; GERANIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SYMBIOSIS;

FLOWERS; GERANIUM; MYCORRHIZAE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT ROOTS; SYMBIOSIS;

FINLAND;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GERANIUM SYLVATICUM; GLOMUS CLAROIDEUM; GLOMUS HOI; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77956602628     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-1383.1     Document Type: Article

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