The Optimal Number of Female Flowers and the Fruits-to-Flowers Ratio in Plants Under Pollination and Resources Limitation

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• Publication year

  1990

• Venue

  American Naturalist

• Publication date

  1990-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/285040
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  Semantic Scholar

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