Reproductive characters in a gynodioecious species, Silene italica (Caryophyllaceae), with attention to the gynomonoecious phenotype

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 583-591

  Lafuma, Lucile ^a   Maurice, Sandrine ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Female advantage; Flower production; Flower size; Fruit set; Pollen production; Seed weight

Indexed keywords

HERMAPHRODITE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; SILENE; SILENE ITALICA;

EID: 33646862433     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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