Inbreeding, outbreeding, and heterosis in the yellow pitcher plant, Sarracenia flava (Sarraceniaceae), in Virginia

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1628-1633

  Sheridan, Philip M ^a,b   Karowe, David N ^c  

^a Meadowview Biological Research Station   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivorous plant; Inbreeding; Outbreeding; Pitcher plant; Sarracenia; Sarraceniaceae

Indexed keywords

CROSSING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MATING SYSTEM; PLANT GROWTH; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

SARRACENIA; SARRACENIA FLAVA; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 0033676403     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656739     Document Type: Article

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