Effect of elevation on sexual reproduction in alpine populations of Saxifraga oppositifolia (Saxifragaceae)

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-66

  Gugerli, Felix ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine plants; Breeding system; Elevation; Reproduction; Self pollination

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BREEDING SYSTEM; ELEVATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

SWITZERLAND, ALPS;

SAXIFRAGA OPPOSITIFOLIA; SAXIFRAGACEAE;

EID: 0031976674     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050420     Document Type: Article

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