Variability in pollen load: Implications for reproduction and seedling vigor in a rare plant, Silene douglasii var. Oraria

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1145-1152

  Brown, Erica ^a   Kephart, Susan ^a  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endemic; Offspring quality; Pollen limitation; Pollen load; Pollination; Rarity; Reproductive biology; Silene; Supplemental pollen

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POLLEN; RARE SPECIES; SEED PRODUCTION;

SILENE DOUGLASII;

EID: 0033403791     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314198     Document Type: Article

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