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Phenology refers to the responses of living organisms to seasonal and climatic changes. In flowering plants various reproductive events, termed phenoevents, such as the onset of flowering and fruiting and seed dispersal, follow a seasonal pattern. There is great variation amongst the species in timing of these events, their duration, intensity and frequency.
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Shivanna, K.R., Tandon, R. (2014). Phenology. In: Reproductive Ecology of Flowering Plants: A Manual. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2003-9_3
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