The role of pollination level on the reproduction of females and hermaphrodites in the gynodioecious plant Gypsophila repens (Caryophyllaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1995-2002

  López Villavicencio, Manuela ^a   Genton, Benjamin J ^a   Porcher, E ^a   Shykoff, Jacqui A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Female advantage; Gynodioecy; Gypsophila; Inbreeding depression; Pollen limitation; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

GYNODIOECY; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; GYPSOPHILA; GYPSOPHILA REPENS;

EID: 32044432396     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.12.1995     Document Type: Article

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