Phenological assortative mating in flowering plants: The nature and consequences of its frequency dependence

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-181

  Weis, A E ^a   Winterer, J ^b   Vacher, C ^c   Kossler, T M ^a   Young, C A ^a   LeBuhn, G L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flowering phenology; Genetic variance; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 15244339963     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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