Ontogeny, allometry and architecture of Psychotria tenuinervis (Rubiaceae)

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 730-736

  Rosseto, Vanessa ^a,b   Carneiro, Magda Silva ^c   Ramos, Flavio Nunes ^c   Maës dos Santos, Flavio Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allometry; Architecture; Branching pattern; Ontogenetic stages; Understory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892728205     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-33062013000400012     Document Type: Article

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