Overview

Much effort has been devoted to developing theories to explain the wide variation we observe in reproductive allocation among environments. Reproductive Allocation in Plants describes why plants differ in the proportion of their resources that they allocate to reproduction and looks into the various theories. This book examines the ecological and evolutionary explanations for variation in plant reproductive allocation from the perspective of the underlying physiological mechanisms controlling reproduction and growth. An international team of leading experts have prepared chapters summarizing the current state of the field and offering their views on the factors determining reproductive allocation in plants. This will be a valuable resource for senior undergraduate students, graduate students and researchers in ecology, plant ecophysiology, and population biology.

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Author:   Edward Reekie (Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada) ,  Fakhri A. Bazzaz (The Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780120883868

ISBN 10:   0120883864
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 November 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Resource Economy of Plant Reproduction Chapter 2: Meristem Allocation as a Means of Assessing Reproductive Allocation Chapter 3: It Never Rains but then it Pours: The Diverse Effects of Water on Flower Integrity and Function Chapter 4: The Allometry of Reproductive Allocation Chapter 5: Sex-specific Physiology and its Implications for the Cost of Reproduction Chapter 6: Time of Flowering, Costs of Reproduction, and Reproductive Output in Annuals Chapter 7: The Shape of the Trade-off Function between Reproduction and Growth Chapter 8: On Size, Fecundity, and Fitness in Competing Plants

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