Pollen size evolution: Correlation between pollen volume and pistil length in Asteraceae

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 365-370

  Torres, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Common ancestry effects; Pollen diameter; Pollen evolution; Pollen tube growth; Post pollination processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033924322     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970000030     Document Type: Article

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