Testing for sex differences in biparental inbreeding and its consequences in a gynodioecious species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-51

  Delph, Lynda F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biparental inbreeding depression; Caryophyllaceae; Crossing distance; Hand pollination; Silene acaulis

Indexed keywords

HERMAPHRODITE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; POLLINATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ACAULIS; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; SILENE; SILENE ACAULIS;

EID: 1642482616     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.1.45     Document Type: Article

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