Impact of mate availability, population size, and spatial aggregation of morphs on sexual reproduction in a distylous, aquatic plant

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-127

  Brys, Rein ^a,b   Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clonal propagation; Frequency dependent selection; Heterostyly; Hottonia palustris; Legitimate vs. illegitimate pollination; Morph bias; Pollen dispersal

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; DISPERSAL; MATE CHOICE; MORPHOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POPULATION SIZE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

HOTTONIA PALUSTRIS;

EID: 34249799147     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.1.119     Document Type: Article

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