Reduced fecundity in small populations of the rare plant Gentianopsis ciliate (Gentianaceae)

Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 683-688

  Kery M ^a,b,c   Matthies, D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Gentianopsis ciliata; Habitat fragmentation; Population size; Rare species; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERB; POLLINATION; POPULATION SIZE; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; FERTILITY; FLOWER; GENTIANACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

BIODIVERSITY; FERTILITY; FLOWERS; GENTIANACEAE; SEEDS;

CILIOPHORA; GENTIANACEAE; GENTIANOPSIS; GENTIANOPSIS CILIATA;

EID: 10344259675     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830331     Document Type: Article

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