@article{PAR00000545,
  title = {{R}eproductive plasticity in an {A}mazonian palm},
  author = {{B}arot, {S}{\'e}bastien and {M}itja, {D}anielle and {M}iranda, {I}. and {M}eija, {G}.{D}. and {G}rimaldi, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{Q}uestion: {H}ow plastic is the reproductive strategy of palm trees? {H}ypothesis: {T}he onset of reproduction and sex allocation depend on both the size and the type of environment that determines the availability of resources. {O}rganisms: {T}he palm tree {A}ttalea speciosa {M}art. ex {S}preng. {I}t grows in both primary forests and disturbed sites. in a wide range of edaphic and climatic conditions. {F}ield site: {T}he {B}razilian state of {P}ara near the town of {M}araba. on the commune of {B}enfica. {T}he pioneer front. i.e. where primary or slightly degraded rain forest is turned into pastures by recently settled farmers. {M}ethods: {D}eforestation was used as a large-scale experiment. {T}he effect of size (number of leaves or total height) on the onset of reproduction and sex allocation was compared in three environments: a forest. a partially invaded pasture and a pure stand of palm tree (babassual). {C}onclusions: {R}eproduction starts at smaller sizes in the pasture and the babassual than in the forest. with height being a better predictor of reproduction than number of leaves in the forest. {M}ale reproduction starts at smaller heights than female reproduction in the pasture and the babassual but not in the forest.},
  keywords = {{A}mazon ; palm tree ; phenotypic plasticity ; rain forest ; reproduction ; sex allocation},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}volutionary {E}cology {R}esearch},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {1051--1065},
  ISSN = {1522-0613},
  year = {2005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00000545},
}