Limited seed dispersal and microspatial population structure of an agamospermous grass of West African savannahs, Hyparrhenia diplandra (Poaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1785-1791

  Garnier, Lisa K M ^a   Durand, Jacques ^b   Dajoz, Isabelle ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Clonal diversity; Fire; Gene flow; Hyparrhenia diplandra; Poaceae; Seed and pollen dispersal; Spatial autocorrelation; Tropical savannah

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEED DISPERSAL;

(WEST); AFRICA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; HYPARRHENIA; HYPARRHENIA DIPLANDRA; POACEAE;

EID: 0036861420     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.11.1785     Document Type: Article

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