Breeding systems of Australian Ranunculus in the alpine region

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 613-620

  Pickering, Catherine Marina ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BREEDING SYSTEM; OUTCROSSING; SELFING; XENOGAMY;

AUSTRALIA;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; RANINCULUS NIPHOPHILUS; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS; RANUNCULUS DISSECTIFOLIUS; RANUNCULUS GRANITICOLA; RANUNCULUS MILLANII; RANUNCULUS MUELLERI; RANUNCULUS NIPHOPHILUS;

EID: 0031416526     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1997.tb00357.x     Document Type: Article

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