Pollen flow, fecundity, and the adaptive significance of heterostyly in Palicourea padifolia (Rubiaceae)

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 298-308

  Ree, Richard H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa rica; Heterostyly; Palicourea; Pollen flow; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FECUNDITY; HETEROSTYLY; POLLEN FLOW; POLLINATION; RATING SYSTEM;

COSTA RICA;

PALICOUREA PADIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0031390742     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00431.x     Document Type: Article

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