Evolutionary drivers of mast-seeding in a long-lived desert shrub

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1666-1675

  Meyer, Susan E ^a   Pendleton, Burton K ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackbrush; Coleogyne ramosissima; Mass flowering; Predator satiation; Resource matching; Wind pollination efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANEMOPHILY; ANNUAL VARIATION; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWERING; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT QUALITY; MASTING; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEED PRODUCTION; SHRUB;

NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOGYNE RAMOSISSIMA; HETEROMYIDAE;

ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEVADA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; ROSACEAE; SEASON; UTAH;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; NEVADA; ROSACEAE; SEASONS; SEEDS; UTAH;

EID: 84944463585     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 15372197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500209     Document Type: Article

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