Demographic consequences of pollen limitation and inbreeding depression in a gynodioecious herb

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-453

  Ramula, Satu ^a   Toivonen, Eija ^b   Mutikainen, Pia ^c  

^a School of Life Sciences Södertörn University   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Demography; Geranium sylvaticum; Gynodioecy; Inbreeding depression; Matrix population models; Pollen limitation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FECUNDITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; GYNODIOECY; HERB; HERMAPHRODITE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; POLLEN LIMITATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; SEX RATIO;

GERANIUM SYLVATICUM;

EID: 34247641057     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512040     Document Type: Article

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