Reproductive biomass allocation in the dioecious perennial Acanthosicyos horrida
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Sex-Related Differences in Reproductive Allocation, Growth, Defense and Herbivory in Three Dioecious Neotropical Palms
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Botany
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0254-6299
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6299(15)31086-3