Morph-ratio variation, population size and female reproductive success in distylous Pulmonaria officinalis (Boraginaceae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1281-1289

  Brys, R ^a,b   Jacquemyn, H ^a   Beeckman, T ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Disassortative mating; Frequency dependent reproduction; Legitimate pollination; Lungwort; Morph bias; Pollen limitation; Sexual polymorphism; Weak incompatibility

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; FECUNDITY; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; HERB; MORPHOLOGY; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BORAGINACEAE; FERTILITY; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS;

BORAGINACEAE; FERTILITY; FLOWERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BORAGINACEAE; PULMONARIA; PULMONARIA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 49549111762     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01569.x     Document Type: Article

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