Accessory costs of seed production and the evolution of angiosperms

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 200-210

  Lord, Janice M ^a   Westoby, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessory costs; Angiosperms; Gymnosperms; Reproduction; Seed mass

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CLADISTICS; EMBRYO; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GYMNOSPERM; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SIZE; SPOROPHYTE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; POLLINATION; SEEDS;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84855275141     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01425.x     Document Type: Article

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