Plant size, breeding system, and limits to reproductive success in two sister species of Ferocactus (Cactaceae)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 273-288

  McIntosh, Margrit E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Cactaceae; Female reproductive output; Ferocactus; Plant size; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; GROWTH; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SIZE EFFECT;

CACTACEAE; FEROCACTUS; FEROCACTUS CYLINDRACEUS; FEROCACTUS WISLIZENI; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0036034950     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020329718917     Document Type: Article

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