Reproductive biology and conservation implications of three endangered snapdragon species (Antirrhinum, Plantaginaceae)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1854-1863

  Carrió, Elena ^a   Jiménez, Juan F ^b   Sánchez Gómez, Pedro ^b   Güemes, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antirrhinum charidemi; Antirrhinum subbaeticum; Antirrhinum valentinum; Conservation; Inbreeding depression; Mating system; Pollen limitation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; AUTOGAMY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLOWER; FLOWERING; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM CHARIDEMI; ANTIRRHINUM SUBBAETICUM; ANTIRRHINUM VALENTINUM; HEXAPODA; PLANTAGINACEAE;

EID: 67349245772     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

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