Predicted genetic consequences of strong fertility selection due to pollinator loss in an isolated population of Primula sieboldii

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-64

  Washitani, Izumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMULA SIEBOLDII;

ENDANGERED PLANT; MANAGEMENT; POLLINATOR LOSS;

EID: 0029667684     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10010059.x     Document Type: Article

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