Consequences of variation in flowering time within and among individuals of mertensia fusiformis (Boraginaceae), an early spring wildflower

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-48

  Forrest, Jessica ^a,b   Thomson, James D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boraginaceae; Climate change; Floral longevity; Flowering phenology; Mertensia fusiformis; Phenotypic selection analysis; Pollen limitation; Pollination; Resource allocation; Rocky mountain biological laboratory; Skewness

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DICOTYLEDON; LONGEVITY; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN LIMITATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SKEWNESS;

BORAGINACEAE; MERTENSIA OBLONGIFOLIA;

EID: 73249116440     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900083     Document Type: Article

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