Variable offspring size as an adaptation to environmental heterogeneity in a clonal plant species: integrating experimental and modelling approaches

被引:20
作者
Charpentier, Anne [2 ]
Anand, Madhur [1 ,3 ]
Bauch, Chris T. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Ecol & Evolut Biol, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[2] Ctr Ecol Fonct & Evolut, UMR 5725, F-34293 Montpellier 5, France
[3] Univ Guelph, Sch Environm Sci, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
[4] Univ Guelph, Dept Math & Stat, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
bet-hedging; environmental variability; lognormal distribution; mathematical model; Plant population and community dynamics; Scirpus maritimus; size-number trade-off; theoretical model; SEED SIZE; EGG-SIZE; SCIRPUS-MARITIMUS; PROPAGULE SIZE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; EVOLUTIONARY GAME; POPULATION-GROWTH; MASS VARIATION; TRADE-OFFS; NUMBER;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01899.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
1. The production of variably sized offspring has been hypothesized to be adaptive to temporal variability in environmental conditions.
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页码:184 / 195
页数:12
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