Effects of density and floral morph on pollen flow and seed reproduction of an endangered heterostylous herb, Primula sieboldii

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 846-855

  Ishihama, F ^a   Ueno, S ^b   Tsumura, Y ^b   Washitani, I ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bumblebees; Conservation; Microsatellites; Population density; Primula sieboldii

Indexed keywords

BEE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GENET; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCHASTICITY;

PRIMULA SIEBOLDII; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 33745259021     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01122.x     Document Type: Article

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