Fragmentation and pollination crisis in the self-incompatible Iris Bismarckiana (IRIDACEAE), with implications for conservation

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-122

  Segal, Bosmat ^a   Sapir, Yuval ^b,c   Carmel, Yohay ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fruit set; Inbreeding depression; Iris section Oncocyclus; Pollen limitation; Seed production; Self incompatibility; Supplementary artificial pollination

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

IRIS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 34250222038     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE_52_2_111     Document Type: Article

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