Spatial Variation in Flowering Age in Cirsium pitcheri: Does This Imperiled Dune Thistle Hedge Its Bets?

For perennial plants, the optimal timing of flowering is a tradeoff between survivorship and fecundity, a classic example of bet-hedging. For many monocarpic perennials, there is an advantage in delaying flowering until the plant reaches a larger size and is thus capable of a higher fecundity. Howev...

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Main Authors: E. Binney Girdler, Lucas A. Priemer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Michigan Publishing Services 2024-06-01
Series:The Great Lakes Botanist
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Online Access:https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/glbot/article/id/6200/
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