Big bang phenology
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Title
Big bang phenology
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Definition
A flowering strategy in which a plant produces very large numbers of flowers for a very short period of time. See multiple bang and steady state phenology.
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Notes
This phenological term was coined by Al Gentry. See the following paper for more information. The big bang phenology was also called the Type 4 phenology by Gentry. Gentry, A. 1974. Coevolutionary patterns in Central American Bigoniaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61: 728-759.
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