Pollen competition reduces inbreeding depression in Collinsia heterophylla (Plantaginaceae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 737-749

  Lankinen, A ^a,b   Armbruster, W S ^a,c,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mating system evolution; Mixed mating system; Pollen load size; Prezygotic selection; Self pollination

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FITNESS; HERB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; POLLEN; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEEDLING;

ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTAGO; POLLEN;

CROSSES, GENETIC; INBREEDING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLANTAGO; POLLEN;

COLLINSIA HETEROPHYLLA; PLANTAGINACEAE;

EID: 33847029664     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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