Mating structure and inbreeding and outbreeding depression in the rare plant Gentianella germanica (Gentianaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1685-1692

  Fischer, Markus ^a   Matthies, Diethart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gentianaceae; Gentianella germanica; Hand pollination; Inbreeding depression; Mating system; Outbreeding depression; Pollen quality; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL GENE FLOW; CONSERVATION; FITNESS; INBREEDING DEPORESSION; OUTBREEDING DEPRESSION; POLLINATOR LIMITATION;

(CENTRAL); EUROPE;

GENTIANACEAE; GENTIANELLA GERMANICA;

EID: 0031434858     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446466     Document Type: Article

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