Effect of variation in self-incompatibility on pollen limitation and inbreeding depression in Flourensia cernua (Asteraceae) scrubs of contrasting density

Annals of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1077-1089

  Ferrer, Miriam M ^a   Good Avila, Sara V ^b   Montaña, Carlos ^c   Domínguez, César A ^d   Eguiarte, Luis E ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Female fitness; Flourensia cernua; Mapim Biosphere Reserve; Partial self incompatibility; Population density; Seed germination; Seed set

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COMPENSATION; HERB; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MATE LOCATION; POLLEN LIMITATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SCRUB; SEED SET; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION;

ASTERACEAE; GERMINATION; POLLINATION; SEEDS;

ASTERACEAE; FLOURENSIA CERNUA;

EID: 65349139033     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp033     Document Type: Article

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