Plasticity of flower longevity in Corydalis ambigua

Ecological Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-216

  Yasaka, Michiyasu ^a   Nishiwaki, Yuki ^b   Konno, Yasuo ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corydalis ambigua; Flower longevity; Plasticity; Pollination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CORYDALIS AMBIGUA;

EID: 0031691968     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1998.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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