The cost of floral attractants in Achillea ptarmica (Asteraceae): Evidence from a ray removal experiment

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 569-572

  Andersson, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achillea ptarmica; Floral evolution; Pollination; Selection; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; FLOWER; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA PTARMICA; ASTERACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0032718325     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00785.x     Document Type: Article

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