How robust is nonrandom mating in wild radish: Do small pollen loads coupled with more competing pollen donors lead to random mating?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 266-273

  Shaner, Marieken G M ^a   Marshall, Diane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassicaceae; Mate choice; Nonrandom mating; Pollen competition; Pollen load size; Raphanus sativus; Wild radish

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MATE CHOICE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

BRASSICACEAE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 34250691637     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.2.266     Document Type: Article

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