Consequences of low mate availability in the rare self-incompatible species Brassica insularis

Conservation Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 216-221

  Glémin, Sylvain ^a   Petit, Christophe ^a   Maurice, Sandrine ^a   Mignot, Agnès ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Brassica insularis; Brassicaceae; Conservation genetics; Fruit set; Plant mate availability; Self incompatibility

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; AUTOGAMY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; POLLINATION; POPULATION SIZE; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRUIT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION;

BRASSICA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FRUIT; POLLEN; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA INSULARIS; BRASSICACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 38849154480     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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