Physical site characteristics limit pollination and fruit set in the dioecious hydrophilous species, Vallisneria americana

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 285-292

  Sullivan, Gary ^a,b   Titus, John E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecious; Fruit set; Hydrophilous pollination; Macrophyte; Pollen limitation

Indexed keywords

VALLISNERIA AMERICANA; HYDROCHARITACEAE;

FRUIT SET; POLLINATION; WILD CELERY;

USA, NEW YORK; USA, PENNSYLVANIA;

EID: 0029659285     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334653     Document Type: Article

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