Pollen limitation in three sympatric species of Vaccinium (Ericaceae) in the Upper Ardennes, Belgium

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 207, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 159-172

  Jacquemart, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eicaceae; Flowering phenology; Fruit set; Position effects; Vaccinium. Pollen tansfer limitation

Indexed keywords

ERICACEAE; IDAEA; MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM; VACCINIUM VITIS IDAEA; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0031407457     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00984387     Document Type: Article

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