Does optimal packing of flowers in syconia shape style length variation in monoecious figs?

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 312-320

  Ganeshaiah, K N ^a   Kathuria, Prarthana ^a,b   Uma Shaanker, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floral packing; Monoecious figs; South India; Style length variation

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER; MORPHOLOGY; POLLINATION;

EID: 0033512937     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00143.x     Document Type: Article

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