Sexual dimorphism in resource acquisition and deployment: Both size and timing matter

Annals of Botany

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-126

  Sánchez Vilas, Julia ^a   Pannell, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cost of reproduction; life history; Mercurialis annua; nitrogen allocation; sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

AGE STRUCTURE; ANNUAL PLANT; BIOMASS; CARBON; DIOECY; HERB; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NITROGEN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE STRUCTURE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUPHORBIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

CARBON; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUPHORBIACEAE; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

MERCURIALIS ANNUA;

EID: 78650621895     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq209     Document Type: Article

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