Pollen limitation and reproduction varies with population size in experimental populations of Sabatia angularis (Gentianaceae)

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 330-338

  Spigler, Rachel B ^a,b   Chang, Shu Mei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Facilitation; Pollen limitation; Population size; Reproduction; Seed set

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACILITATION; FRUIT SET; HERB; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POLLEN LIMITATION; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED SET;

GENTIANACEAE; SABATIA ANGULARIS;

EID: 65349134761     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B08-146     Document Type: Article

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