Heterospecific pollen transfer between sympatric species in a midsuccessional old-field community

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1168-1174

  McLernon, Susan M ^a,b   Murphy, Stephen D ^a,c   Aarssen, Lonnie W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

heterospecific pollen transfer; midsuccessional old fields; pollination; stigmas

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMORPHISM; HETEROSPECIFIC POLLEN TRANSFER; POLLEN TRANSFER; ZYGOMORPHISM;

FABACEAE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POTENTILLA RECTA; POTENTILLA SIMPLEX; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS ACRIS; ROSACEAE;

EID: 0029661051     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446200     Document Type: Article

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