Sex ratio and spatial distribution of male and female Antennaria dioica (Asteraceae) plants

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 433-440

  Varga, Sandra ^a   Kytöviita, Minna Maarit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Ripley's analysis; Sex ratio; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CLONAL ORGANISM; DICOTYLEDON; DIOECY; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWERING; FUNGUS; ROOT COLONIZATION; SEX RATIO; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

FINLAND; OULANKA RESEARCH STATION; OULU [FINLAND];

ANTENNARIA DIOICA; ARBUSCULAR; ASTERACEAE; FUNGI;

EID: 80052090613     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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