Dichogamy and sexual dimorphism in floral traits in the andromonoecious Euphorbia boetica

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 779-787

  Narbona, Eduardo ^a   Ortiz, Pedro L ^b   Arista, Montserrat ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andromonoecy; Euphorbiaceae; Nectar secretion; Positional effects; Protogyny; Viable pollen production

Indexed keywords

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA BOETICA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

ARTICLE; EUPHORBIA; FLOWER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUPHORBIA; FLOWERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 23244464450     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci077     Document Type: Article

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