Ovule number per flower in a world of unpredictable pollination

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1159-1167

  Burd, Martin ^a   Ashman, Tia Lynn ^b   Campbell, Diane R ^c   Dudash, Michele R ^d   Johnston, Mark O ^e   Knight, Tiffany M ^f   Mazer, Susan J ^g   Mitchell, Randall J ^h   Steets, Janette A ⁱ   Vamosi, Jana C ^j  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

ⁱ OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Bet hedging; Ovule; Pollination; Reproductive evolution; Seed set; Stigmatic pollen load

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FLOWER; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEED SET; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 67650128119     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800183     Document Type: Article

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