Pollen size-number trade-off and pollen-pistil relationships in Pedicularis (Orobanchaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 247, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 177-185

  Yang, C F ^a   Guo, Y H ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evolution; Ovule number; Pedicularis; Pistil length; Pollen number; Pollen size; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

COROLLA; OROBANCHACEAE; PEDICULARIS;

EID: 4544337838     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-004-0165-8     Document Type: Article

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