M ast seeding is the inter-mittent production of large seed crops by a population of plants. It
is also sometimes called mass seeding, mass fruiting, periodic flowering, supra-annual …

▪ Abstract For many years biologists have debated whether mast seeding (the synchronous
intermittent production of large seed crops in perennial plants) results from weather …

Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island
environments. Due to their isolation from more widespread continental species, islands are …

Considerable effort has been spent documenting correlations between dioecy and various
ecological and morphological traits for the purpose of testing hypotheses about conditions …

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

Baker's Law states that it is more likely for self‐compatible than for self‐incompatible
individuals to establish sexually reproducing colonies after long‐distance dispersal …

Island and mainland populations of plants often differ in their reproductive biology and
genetics. The differences become more pronounced the further islands are from mainland …

Masting, the intermittent production of large flower or seed crops by a population of
perennial plants, can enhance the reproductive success of participating plants and drive …

Islands harbour much of the world's threatened biodiversity. Recent work has highlighted
how it is not species diversity per se but rather the interactions between organisms that …

Le mécanisme qui déclenche la paisson chez le hêtre (Fagus) a toujours fait l'objet
d'incertitude et de curiosité. Les auteurs ont analysé des séquences de production de …