The reproductive assurance benefit of selfing: Importance of flower size and population size

Oecologia

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 469-477

  Kennedy, Brad F ^a   Elle, Elizabeth ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomous selfing; Collinsia parviflora; Habitat fragmentation; Pollen limitation; Reproductive assurance

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; AUTOGAMY; FLOWER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTION;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; INBREEDING; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; INBREEDING; INSECTS; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY;

COLLINSIA PARVIFLORA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 41149118189     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0924-7     Document Type: Article

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