Dioecy, monoecy, and their ecological correlates in the littoral forest of Madagascar

Biotropica

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 582-590

  Vary, Laura B ^a   Gillen, Daniel L ^b   Randrianjanahary, Miramasonadro ^c   Lowry, Porter P ^d,e   Sakai, Ann K ^a   Weller, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b 5226 Donald Bren Hall   (United States)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (Madagascar)

^d MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding systems; Classification and regression trees (CART); Fleshy fruits; Multinomial logistic regression; Small flowers; Woody habit

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWER; FRUIT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOGISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; TAXONOMY;

MADAGASCAR;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 80052420881     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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