Evidence for reductions in floral attractants with increased selfing rates in two heterandrous species

New Phytologist

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 588-595

  Tang, Lu Lu ^a   Huang, Shuang Quan ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Attractive structures; Heteranthery; Monochoria; Pollen performance; Pollinator preference; Selfing rates; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX ALLOCATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; FLOWER; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; POLLEN; PONTEDERIACEAE;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FLOWERS; PHENOTYPE; POLLEN; PONTEDERIACEAE;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; MONOCHORIA; MONOCHORIA KORSAKOWII; MONOCHORIA VAGINALIS; PONTEDERIACEAE;

EID: 34447532191     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02115.x     Document Type: Article

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