Factors influencing inter-population variation in Ranunculus acris seed production in an alpine area of southwestern Norway

Ecography

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-278

  Totland, O ^a   Birks, H J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEADOW BUTTERCUP; SEED PRODUCTION;

NORWAY, FINSE;

RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS ACRIS;

EID: 0030304347     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1996.tb00236.x     Document Type: Article

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