The functional significance of synchronous protandry in Alstroemeria aurea

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 467-474

  Harder, L D ^a   Aizen, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Pollen discounting; Pollen receipt; Pollen removal; Pollen tube attrition; Self pollination

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; POLLEN; PROTANDRY;

ALSTROEMERIA; ALSTROEMERIA AUREA;

EID: 2942528807     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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