Biased sex ratios in plants: Theory and trends

Botanical Review

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-86

  Sinclair, Jordan P ^a   Emlen, J ^b   Freeman, D C ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dioecy; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84857909936     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-011-9065-0     Document Type: Article

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