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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Michigan Publishing Services
2024-06-01
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| Series: | The Great Lakes Botanist |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/glbot/article/id/6200/ |
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