Inbreeding depression affects pollen performance in Cucurbita texana

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 579-588

  Johannsson M H ^a   Gates, M J ^a   Stephenson, A G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucurbita texana; Inbreeding depression; Pollen performance; Pollen tube growth; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA TEXANA;

EID: 0031712133     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050107     Document Type: Article

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