Functional associations of floret and inflorescence traits among grass species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1862-1870

  Friedman, Jannice ^a,b   Harder, Lawrence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Floret size; Inflorescence architecture; Poaceae; Pollen dispersal; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANEMOPHILY; GRASS; POLLINATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; KANANASKIS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 27544446907     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.11.1862     Document Type: Article

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