Staggered flowering in the Dipterocarpaceae: new insights into floral induction and the evolution of mast fruiting in the aseasonal tropics

The supra-annual mast fruiting of dipterocarps, dominant trees of Far Eastern lowland rain forests, has been considered an adaptation to reduce seed predation through satiation. However, this explanation raises four important questions. (1) What pollinates species that flower at intervals of more th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 1988-07, Vol.132 (1), p.44-66
Hauptverfasser:	Ashton, P.S. (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA), Givnish, T.J, Appanah, S
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Autoecology Biological and medical sciences BOSQUE TROPICAL HUMEDO CLIMA CLIMAT CLIMATE DIPTEROCARPACEAE Drought ECOLOGIA VEGETAL el-nino-southern oscillation phenomenon EVOLUCION EVOLUTION FENOLOGIA FLORACION FLORAISON FLOWERING Flowering seasons Forest ecology Forest reserves FORET TROPICALE HUMIDE FRUCTIFICACION FRUCTIFICATION FRUITING Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology MALAISIE MALASIA MALAYSIA PHENOLOGIE PHENOLOGY PHYTOECOLOGIE PLANT ECOLOGY Plants Plants and fungi SINCRONIZACION SYNCHRONISATION SYNCHRONIZATION Tropical climates TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS
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