Reproductive allocation and the long-term costs of reproduction in Siparuna grandiflora, a dioecious neotropical shrub

Using a combination of observational and experimental approaches, both allocation of resources to reproduction (often called the direct cost of reproduction) and the subsequent long-term costs (the indirect, delayed or demographic cost) associated with reproductive allocation to male and female func...

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Published in:The Journal of ecology 1999-02, Vol.87 (1), p.138-149
Main Author: Nicotra, A B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Botany
Flowers & plants
Nitrogen
Plant reproduction
Siparuna grandiflora
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Summary:Using a combination of observational and experimental approaches, both allocation of resources to reproduction (often called the direct cost of reproduction) and the subsequent long-term costs (the indirect, delayed or demographic cost) associated with reproductive allocation to male and female function in Siparuna grandiflora (Siparunaceae), a tropical dioecious shrub, were examined.
ISSN:0022-0477
1365-2745
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00337.x