Term:
Modified steady state phenology
Modified steady state phenology
Definition:
A flowering strategy in which a few flowers are produced each day over long periods of time but for shorter periods than in steady state species.
A flowering strategy in which a few flowers are produced each day over long periods of time but for shorter periods than in steady state species.
Notes:
This phenological term was coined by Al Gentry. See the following paper for more information. The modified steady state phenology was also called the Type 2 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 modified steady state phenology was also called the Type 2 phenology by Gentry. Gentry, A. 1974. Coevolutionary patterns in Central American Bigoniaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61: 728-759.