Sources of variation in floral nectar production rate in Epilobium canum (Onagraceae): Implications for natural selection

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 493-500

  Boose, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad sense heritability; Epilobium canum; Genotype environment interaction; Nectar production

Indexed keywords

EPILOBIUM; EPILOBIUM CANUM; GENETTA; ONAGRACEAE;

NATURAL SELECTION; NECTAR PRODUCTION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION;

EID: 0030613506     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050185     Document Type: Article

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