Breeding systems in a secondary deciduous forest in Venezuela: The importance of life form, habitat, and pollination specificity

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 23-36

  Jaimes, Iván ^a   Ramírez, Nelson ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Autogamy; Breeding systems; Disturbed area; Life form; Mating system; Pollination specificity; Self compatibility; Xenogamy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032927621     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00984645     Document Type: Article

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