Evidence for high rates of self-fertilization in the alpine herb Epilobium anagallidifolium (Onagraceae)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1978-1980

  Kelley, Scott T ^a   Latta, R G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Epilobium anagallidifolium; Inbreeding; Mating system; Pollinator scarcity

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME LOCUS; PLANT GROWTH; SELF FERTILIZATION;

FLOWER; HERB; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SELFING;

EPILOBIUM ANAGALLIDIFOLIUM;

EID: 0032454965     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-76-11-1978     Document Type: Article

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