Desynchronization and re-synchronization of reproduction by Astragalus scaphoides, a plant that flowers in alternate years

Ecological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-142

  Crone, Elizabeth E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astragalus scaphoides; Chaos; Costs of reproduction; El Ni o; Mast seeding; Pollen coupling; Pollen limitation; Resource budget; Synchrony; Water limitation

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; FLOWER; FORAGE; MONITORING; POLLEN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SEEDING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ASTRAGALUS SCAPHOIDES;

EID: 84874677039     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-0942-8     Document Type: Article

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