Species diversity and ecological range in relation to ploidy level in the flora of the Pyrenees

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-65

  Petit, Christophe ^a,b   Thompson, John D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Ecological range; Growth form; Pollination; Polyploidy; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLYPLOIDY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EUROPE; PYRENEES;

EID: 0032766050     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006534130327     Document Type: Article

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