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Kinship rivalry does not trigger specific allocation strategies in Lupinus angustifolius.
Annals of botany - 1 Jul 2012
Milla Rubén, del Burgo Ainhoa Vélez, Escudero Adrián, Iriondo Jose M
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Research on the ability of plants to recognize kin and modify plant development to ameliorate competition with coexisting relatives is an area of very active current exploration. Empirical evidence, however, is insufficient to provide a sound picture of this phenomenon. METHODS: An experiment was designed to assess multi-trait phenotypic expression in response to competition with conspecifics...
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