Term:
Steady state phenology
Steady state phenology
Definition:
A flowering strategy in which a few flowers are produced each day over most of the year during the reproductive life cylcle of the plant.
A flowering strategy in which a few flowers are produced each day over most of the year during the reproductive life cylcle of the plant.
Notes:
This phenological term was coined by Al Gentry. See the following paper for more information. The steady state phenology was also called the Type 1 phenology by Gentry. Gentry, A. 1974. Coevolutionary patterns in Central American Bigoniaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61: 728-759.
This phenological term was coined by Al Gentry. See the following paper for more information. The steady state phenology was also called the Type 1 phenology by Gentry. Gentry, A. 1974. Coevolutionary patterns in Central American Bigoniaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61: 728-759.