Reproductive biology of the rare and endangered Banksia brownii Baxter ex R. Br. (Proteaceae)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-315

  Day, Denise A ^a   Collins, Brian G ^a   Rees, Rosemarie G ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Banksia brownii; Endangered plant species; Flowering phenology; Fruit set; Fruiting success; Mating system; Proteaceae; Reproductive biology; Vertebrate pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444380502     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1997.tb00676.x     Document Type: Article

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