Sex-ratio variation in the gynodioecious shrub Gnidia wikstroemiana (Thymelaeaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 591-593

  Smith, F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breeding systems; Gnidia; Gynodioecy; Reproductive biology; Sex ratios; Subdioecy; Thymelaeaceae

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GRASSLAND; GYNODIOECY; LATITUDE; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SHRUB; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GNIDIA (ANGIOSPERM); THYMELAEACEAE;

EID: 67949112678     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.02.178     Document Type: Article

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