A comparison of direct and indirect measures of gene flow in the bat-pollinated tree Hymenaea courbaril in the dry forest life zone of southwestern Puerto Rico

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 427-436

  Dunphy, Brian K ^a   Hamrick, James L ^a   Schwagerl, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Bat pollination; Dry forest; Gene flow; Hymenaea courbaril; Paternity analysis; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIVERGENCE; DRY FOREST; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; POLLINATION; ZOOPHILY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; HYMENAEA; HYMENAEA COURBARIL;

EID: 3042738499     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/382802     Document Type: Article

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