Does pollen competition reduce the cost of inbreeding?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1939-1943

  Armbruster, W Scott ^a,b,c   Rogers, Denise Gobeille ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dalechampia scandens; Euphorbiaceae; Genetic load; Inbreeding depression; Male gametophyte; Mating system evolution; Pollen competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EVOLUTION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

DALECHAMPIA SCANDENS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 18244389340     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.11.1939     Document Type: Article

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