Reproductive biology and natural hybridization between two endemic species of Pitcairnia (Bromeliaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 1-12, 2001, Pages 1760-1767

  Wendt, Tânia ^a   Ferreira Canela, Maria Bernadete ^a   Gelli De Faria, Ana Paula ^a   Iglesias Rios, Ricardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breeding systems; Bromeliaceae; Conservation biology; Hybrid fitness; Hybridization; Pitcairnia; Pollination biology; Selfing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000064539     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558350     Document Type: Article

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