Environmental effects on components of pollen performance in Faramea occidentalis (L.) A. Rich. (Rubiaceae)

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 159-166

  Travers, Steve E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental conditions; Gametophytic competition; Pollen tube growth

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENETIC VARIATION; POLLEN;

FARAMEA OCCIDENTALIS; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0032812246     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00126.x     Document Type: Article

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