Parthenogenesis maintains male sterility in a gynodioecious orchid

American Naturalist

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 578-584

  Huang, Shuang Quan ^a   Lu, Yang ^a   Chen, Ying Zhuo ^a   Luo, Yi Bo ^b   Delph, Lynda F ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Floral herbivory; Gynodioecy; Pollen; Pollen receipt; Removal; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GYNODIOECY; HERB; HERMAPHRODITE; MALE BEHAVIOR; PARTHENOGENESIS; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATOR; POLYPLOIDY; POPULATION GROWTH; SEED PRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; STERILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; BEE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORCHIDACEAE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT INFERTILITY; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEES; ORCHIDACEAE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PLANT INFERTILITY; POLLINATION; SEEDS;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; SATYRIUM CILIATUM;

EID: 70349423586     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605378     Document Type: Review

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