Pollen-pistil size correlation and pollen size-number trade-off in species of Argentinian Nyctaginaceae with different pollen reserves

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 256, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 69-73

  Lopez H A ^a   Anton, A M ^a   Galetto, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Nyctaginaceae; Pistil length; Pollen reserves; Pollen size number trade off; Pollen pistil correlation

Indexed keywords

NYCTAGINACEAE;

EID: 29844437228     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-005-0372-y     Document Type: Article

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