Variations of flower size and reproductive traits in self-incompatible Trollius ranunculoides (Ranunculaceae) among local habitats at Alpine Meadow

Plant Ecology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-251

  Zhao, Zhigang ^a   He, Yanlong ^a   Wang, Mantang ^a   Du, Guozhen ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine; Female success; Fitness; Selection; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANEMOPHILY; ANGIOSPERM; FITNESS; FLOWER; HABITAT; MEADOW; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; RANUNCULACEAE; TROLLIUS RANUNCULOIDES;

EID: 35449001255     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9262-9     Document Type: Article

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