The role of reproductive assurance in the arctic: A comparative study of a homostylous and distylous species pair

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-47

  Carlson, Matthew L ^a   Gisler, Steven D ^b   Kelso, Sylvia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b Institute for Applied Ecology   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECUNDITY; FLORAL TRAIT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HERB; HERBIVORY; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POLLINATION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PRIMULA EXIMIA; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 38949189639     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-080)[CARLSON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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