Floral and pollination biology of three sympatric Vaccinium (ericaceae) species in the Upper Ardennes, Belgium

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 210-221

  Jacquemart, A L ^a   Thompson, J D ^b  

^a U d'Ecologie et de Biogeographie   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Floral biology; Mating system; Mixed mating; Seed set; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM SPP.; ERICACEAE; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

POLLINATION; SEED SET; SELFING;

BELGIUM, ARDENNES;

EID: 0029666844     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-025     Document Type: Article

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