Reproductive assurance and the evolution of pollination specialization

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-228

  Fenster, Charles B ^a,b   Martén Rodríguez, Silvana ^b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Mating system; Pollen limitation; Pollination syndromes; Pollinator specialization; Selfing

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; FLORAL TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; OUTCROSSING; POLLINATION; PROTANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 33847242290     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509647     Document Type: Article

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