Cross-fertility in two tropical tree species: Evidence of inbreeding depression within populations and genetic divergence among populations

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1041-1051

  Stacy, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand pollination; Inbreeding depression; Outbreeding depression; Shorea; Sinharaja; Sri lanka; Syzygium; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

SHOREA; SHOREA CORDIFOLIA; SYZYGIUM;

EID: 0344432087     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657086     Document Type: Article

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