Fertility differences among floral morphs following selfing in tristylous Eichhornia paniculata (Pontederiaceae): Inbreeding depression or partial incompatibility?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 594-603

  Manicacci, Domenica ^a,b   Barrett, Spencer C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Eichhornia paniculata; Floral morphs; Inbreeding depression; Partial incompatibility; Pontederiaceae; Self pollination; Style morphs; Tristyly

Indexed keywords

SEED SET; TRISTYLY;

EICHHORNIA PANICULATA; PONTEDERIACEAE;

EID: 0030480357     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445918     Document Type: Article

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