Breeding system, germination, and phenotypic differences among populations of Saxifraga aizoides (Saxifragaceae) at the periphery of its alpine distribution

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 681-688

  Meier, Christine ^a,b   Holderegger, Rolf ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Schweizerische Stift fur L   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

SWITZERLAND;

LILIOPSIDA; SAXIFRAGA AIZOIDES; SAXIFRAGACEAE;

EID: 0032462620     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1998.tb01550.x     Document Type: Article

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