Do inefficient selfing and inbreeding depression challenge the persistence of the rare Dianthus guliae Janka (Caryophyllaceae)? Influence of reproductive traits on a plant's proneness to extinction

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-76

  Gargano, Domenico ^a   Gullo, Teresa ^a   Bernardo, Liliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; Dianthus; Inbreeding depression; Pollen limitation; Reproductive assurance

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; DIANTHUS; DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS;

EID: 68949167351     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2009.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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