Interspecific pollen transfer as a mechanism of competition: Effect of Castilleja linariaefolia pollen on seed set of Ipomopsis aggregata

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 600-606

  Caruso, Christina M ^a,b,c   Alfaro, Monica ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Rocky Mt Biological Laboratory   (United States)

^c GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Castilleja linariaefolia; Competition; Hand pollination; Hummingbirds; Ipomopsis aggregata; Pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007821346     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-78-5-600     Document Type: Article

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