Reproduction in wild populations of the threatened tree macadamia tetraphylla: Interpopulation pollen enriches fecundity in a declining species

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-398

  Pisanu, Philip C ^a,b   Gross, Caroline L ^a   Flood, Lorelie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Department for Environment and Heritage ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Distance dependent reproduction; Habitat fragmentation; Pollen source; Pollination success; Pollinator limitation; Wild germplasm

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSPECIFIC; DICOTYLEDON; FECUNDITY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA TETRAPHYLLA;

EID: 65349121218     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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