Masting uncoupling: Mast seeding does not follow all mast flowering episodes in a dioecious juniper tree

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1725-1736

  Montesinos, Daniel ^a,b   García Fayos, Patricio ^a   Verdú, Miguel ^a  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIOECY; FLOWERING; GROWTH RATE; MASTING; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SYNCHRONY; TREE RING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS THURIFERA;

EID: 84867742829     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.20399.x     Document Type: Article

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