Reproductive ecology of Rhododendron ponticum (Ericaceae) in relict Mediterranean populations

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 297-311

  Mejías, José A ^a   Arroyo, Juan ^a   Ojeda, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bombus; Breeding system; Clonal plants; Macroglossum; Plant extinction; Pollination; Recruitment; Refugia; Seedling survival; Threatened plants

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT; RELICT COMMUNITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

EUROPE;

ERICACEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON PONTICUM;

EID: 0036853055     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2002.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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