Limitations to reproductive output and genetic rescue in populations of the rare shrub Grevillea repens (Proteaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1031-1041

  Holmes, G D ^a,b   James, E A ^c   Hoffmann, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Genetic rescue; Grevillea repens; Interpopulation cross; Mate limitation; Outbreeding depression; Pollination ecology; Pollinator limitation; Proteaceae; Resource limitation; Self incompatibility

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DICOTYLEDON; GENETIC VARIATION; POLLINATION; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEED; SHRUB;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CELL SURVIVAL; CROSS BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PROTEACEAE; REPRODUCTION;

AUSTRALIA; CELL SURVIVAL; CROSSES, GENETIC; FRUIT; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PROTEACEAE; REPRODUCTION;

GREVILLEA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 56449125703     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn195     Document Type: Article

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