The relative fitness of parental and hybrid Kunzea (Myrtaceae): The interaction of reproductive traits and ecological selection

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-155

  Tierney, David A ^a,b   Wardle, Glenda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fitness; Hybrid; Myrtaceae; Pollination; Resprouting; Seed set

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FITNESS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HYBRID; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POLLINATION; SEED SET; SHRUB;

KUNZEA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 38849123234     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.95.2.146     Document Type: Article

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