Gender specialization and distyly in hoary puccoon, Lithospermum croceum (Boraginaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 162-168

  Mccall, Claire ^a,b  

^a VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distyly; Gender specialization; Heterostyly; Michigan puccoon; Reproductive ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030019042     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445933     Document Type: Article

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