Gender-specific costs of reproduction on vegetative growth and physiological performance in the dioecious shrub Corema album

Annals of Botany

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 989-998

  Álvarez Cansino, Leonor ^a   Zunzunegui, María ^a   Díaz Barradas, Mari Cruz ^a   Esquivias, Mari Paz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corema album; costs of reproduction; flower removal; photochemical efficiency; sexual dimorphism; trade off; water potential

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DIOECY; GROWING SEASON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; ERICACEAE; FLOWER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ERICACEAE; FLOWERS; REPRODUCTION;

COREMA ALBUM;

EID: 78649618568     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq197     Document Type: Article

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