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SUMMARY (1) The relative growth rate of individual clones from a single population of Trifolium repens in grassland in North Wales was assessed. (2) Relative growth rates within this single population were found to differ significantly (P < 0.01), with the most vigorous individual growing 1 8-times faster than the least vigorous one. (3) The observed frequency distribution of the relative growth rates was unimodal and significantly skewed to the left.
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Burdon et al. (1980) studied this question.
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