Postpollination mechanisms influencing mating patterns and fecundity: An example from Eichhornia paniculata

American Naturalist

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 576-598

  Cruzan, Mitchell B ^a,b   Barrett, Spencer C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; MATING SYSTEM; POLLEN LOAD; SEED PRODUCTION;

EICHHORNIA PANICULATA; PONTEDERIACEAE;

EID: 0029730423     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285867     Document Type: Article

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