Female sterility in Ulmus minor (Ulmaceae): A hypothesis invoking the cost of sex in a clonal plant

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 603-609

  Lopez Almansa J C ^a,c   Pannell, J R ^b   Gil, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Catholic University of Avila   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androdioecy; Clonal reproduction; Dutch elm disease; Riparian vegetation; Seed abortion; Sexual dimorphism; Ulmaceae; Ulmus minor

Indexed keywords

ANDRODIOECY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEED SET; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; STERILITY; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

RIPARIA; ULMACEAE; ULMUS; ULMUS MINOR;

EID: 0842310508     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.4.603     Document Type: Article

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