Relative frequency of sympatric species influences rates of interspecific hybridization, seed production and seedling performance in the uncommon Eucalyptus aggregata

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1198-1210

  Field, David L ^a   Ayre, David J ^b   Whelan, Robert J ^b   Young, Andrew G ^c  

^a Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Genetic diversity; Genetic swamping; Germination; Habitat fragmentation; Hybridization; Inbreeding depression; Introgression; Pollen swamping; Population size

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN FOREST; GERMINATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYBRIDIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SIZE; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING; SYMPATRY;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS AGGREGATA; EUCALYPTUS DALRYMPLEANA; EUCALYPTUS RUBIDA; EUCALYPTUS VIMINALIS;

EID: 54049157544     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01434.x     Document Type: Article

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