A comparison of pollen-siring ability and life history between males and hermaphrodites of subdioecious silene acaulis

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 787-801

  Philipp, Marianne ^a   Jakobsen, Ruth Bruus ^a   Nachman, Gösta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic; Gynodioecy; Pollen competition; Silene acaulis; Subdioecy

Indexed keywords

SILENE; SILENE ACAULIS;

EID: 70350163235     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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