Mating system dynamics of Ocotea tenera (Lauraceae), a gynodioecious tropical tree

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 890-894

  Gibson, J Phil ^a   Wheelwright, Nathaniel T ^b  

^a AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Costa Rica; gynodioecy; Lauraceae; mating system; Monteverde; Ocotea; outcrossing; tropical tree

Indexed keywords

LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OCOTEA; OCOTEA TENERA;

GYNODIOECY; MATING SYSTEM; OUTCROSSING; TROPICAL TREE;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0029659439     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446266     Document Type: Article

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