Environmentally-dependent pollen limitation on seed production in alpine Ranunculus acris

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-179

  Totland, Ørjan ^a   Eide, Wenche ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alpine; Climate change; Natural selection; Pollen limitation; Ranunculus acris; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIMITING FACTOR; NATURAL SELECTION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

ACRIS; ANIMALIA; INSECTA; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS ACRIS;

EID: 0033369993     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682518     Document Type: Article

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