Distribution, phenology and demography of sympatric sexual and asexual dandelions (Taraxacum officinale s.l.): Geographic parthenogenesis on a small scale

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-218

  Verduijn, Marije H ^a   Van Dijk, Peter J ^a   Van Damme, Jos M M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agamospermy; Apomixis; Flowering; Microhabitat; Polyploidy; Triploidy

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHENOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 2942722715     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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