Post-pollination processes and non-random mating among compatible mates

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1031-1051

  Ruane, Lauren G ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gametophytic competition; Pollen siring success; Post pollination performance; Ratio of pollen load size to ovule number; Style length

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350348697     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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