Ecological and genetic factors contributing to the low frequency of male sterility in Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1243-1250

  Williams, Holly L ^a,b   Fenster, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Valencia Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Chamaecrista; Compensation; Dioecy; Fabaceae; Frequency dependent selection; Gynodioecy; Male sterility; Pollinator behavior

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING PLANT; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STERILITY;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; CHAMAECRISTA; CHAMAECRISTA FASCICULATA; FABACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0032229099     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446634     Document Type: Article

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