Effect of population size on the mating system in a self-compatible, autogamous plant, Aquilegia canadensis (Ranunculaceae)

Heredity

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 518-528

  Routley, Matthew B ^a,b   Mavraganis, Katherine ^a   Eckert, Christopher G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquilegia canadensis; Autogamy; Inbreeding depression; Mating systems, population size; Self fertilization

Indexed keywords

CANADA; MATING SYSTEM; OUTCROSSING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SELF COMPATIBILITY;

INBREEDING; OUTCROSSING; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0033030156     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6885220     Document Type: Article

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