A study of the reproductive biology of blue-flowered Conospermum species (Proteaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 543-551

  Stone, Lynley M ^a,c   Seaton, Kevin A ^b   Byrne, Margaret ^a   Mccomb, Jen A ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HORTICULTURE; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CONOSPERMUM; INSECTA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 33748794807     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT05125     Document Type: Article

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