Variation in structural gender in the hermaphrodite Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae): Within- and among-population patterns

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 241, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 139-151

  Guitian J ^a   Medrano, M ^a,b   Herrera, C M ^b   Sanchez Lafuente A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Helleborus foetidus; Pollen:ovule ratio; Sex allocation; Structural gender; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

HELLEBORUS; HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; RANUNCULACEAE; VERATRUM;

EID: 0344584958     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-003-0046-6     Document Type: Article

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