Inter-parent distance affects reproductive success in two clonal dwarf shrubs, Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Ericaceae)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 875-884

  Nuortila, Carolin ^a   Tuomi, Juha ^a   Laine, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bumblebee forage distance; Clonal; Hand pollination; Inter parent distance; Reproductive success; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MONITORING; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEED;

POLLENS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLONAL GROWTH; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; ZOOPHILY;

ERICACEAE; HEXAPODA; IDAEA; INSECTA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITIS;

EID: 0036380682     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b02-079     Document Type: Article

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