Variable herkogamy and autofertility in marginal populations of Gentianella germanica in the Netherlands

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 483-496

  Luijten, Sheila H ^a   Oostermeijer, J Gerard B ^a   Ellis Adam, Albertine C ^a   Den Nijs, J C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biennial; Habitat fragmentation; Pollination; Rare plant; Selection

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POLLINATION; SELECTION;

NETHERLANDS;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; GENTIANELLA; GENTIANELLA GERMANICA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033500301     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02914924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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