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A valuable resource on the ecology of plant reproductive allocation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Reekie, Edward G., Bazzaz, F. A. (Fakhri A.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005.
Colección:Physiological ecology.
Temas:
Plants > Reproduction.
Plant ecophysiology.
Plantes > Reproduction.
Plantes > Écophysiologie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Developmental Biology.
Plant ecophysiology
Plants > Reproduction
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • front cover
  • copyright
  • table of contents
  • Contributors
  • 1 The Resource Economy of Plant Reproduction
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Historical Prelude
  • III. The Principle of Allocation
  • IV. Reproductive Effort
  • V. Problems in Determining Reproductive Allocation
  • VI. Dynamic Resource Allocation
  • VII. Empirical Patterns in Reproductive Allocation
  • VIII. Costs of Reproduction
  • IX. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 2 Meristem Allocation as a Means of Assessing Reproductive Allocation
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Developmental and Physiological Background of Meristem Allocation
  • III. Meristem Structure and Generation of Plant Architecture
  • IV. Axillary Bud Formation and Subsequent Development of the Bud
  • V. Genetics and Physiology of the Floral Transition
  • VI. Meristem Types
  • VII. Meristem Models
  • VIII. The Assumptions of the Models
  • IX. The Impact of Meristem Allocation on Reproductive Allocation
  • X. Plasticity of Meristem Allocation
  • XI. Major Genes of Meristem Allocation
  • XII. Resource Levels and Meristem Limitation
  • XIII. The Function of Dormant Buds
  • XIV. Meristem Allocation as a Surrogate in Estimation of Resource Allocation
  • XV. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 3 It Never Rains but then it Pours: The Diverse Effects of Water on Flower Integrity and Function
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Functional Ecology of Water in the Life of a Flower
  • III. Water Relations and the Evolution of Floral Traits
  • IV. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 4 The Allometry of Reproductive Allocation
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Definition and Analysis of RA in Relation to Allometry
  • III. Allometry Theory and RA
  • IV. Relation of RA to Relative Fitness
  • V. Allometry of Modules
  • VI. Allometry of RA and Plant Life History
  • VII. Determinants of Allometry
  • VIII. Conclusions
  • References
  • 5 Sex-specific Physiology and its Implications for the Cost of Reproduction
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Sexual Polymorphisms
  • III. Costs of Reproduction
  • IV. Avenues for Mitigating the Cost of Reproduction
  • V. Predictions for Sex-specific Physiology Based on Differential Reproductive Costs
  • VI. Potential Causes of Sex-specific Physiology
  • VII. Available Data on Sex-specific Physiology
  • VIII. Recommendations for Future Study
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 6 Time of Flowering, Costs of Reproduction, and Reproductive Output in Annuals
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Modeling of Reproductive Output
  • III. Timing of Reproduction
  • IV. Costs of Reproduction
  • V. Reproductive Nitrogen
  • VI. Conclusions
  • References
  • 7 The Shape of the Trade-off Function between Reproduction and Growth
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Methods of Describing the Trade-off Function
  • III. The Shape of the Trade-off Function in Plantago
  • IV. Impact of Reproduction on Resource Uptake
  • V. Dif.

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