An examination of the function of male flowers in an andromonoecious shrub Capparis spinosa

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 316-324

  Zhang, Tao ^a,b   Tan, Dun Yan ^a  

^a XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xinjiang Institute of Materia Medica   (China)

Author keywords

Andromonoecy; Capparis spinosa; Pollen donor; Pollinator attractors; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SHRUB;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CAPPARIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FLOWER; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CAPPARIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FLOWERS; INSECTS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

CAPPARACEAE; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS SPINOSA; PROXYLOCOPA;

EID: 62149130988     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2008.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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