Population structure and breeding biology in relation to conservation in the dioecious Gardenia actinocarpa (Rubiaceae) - A rare shrub of North Queensland rainforest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 347-359

  Osunkoya, Olusegun O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Effective population size; Flowering patterns; Sex ratio; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAINFOREST; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

GARDENIA ACTINOCARPA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0033040438     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00115-3     Document Type: Article

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