Seed abortion in the bat pollinated Neotropical tree species, Caryocar brasiliense (Caryocaraceae)

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1110-1115

  Collevatti, Rosane G ^a   Estolano, Raquel ^a   Garcia, Sumara F ^a   Hay, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Inbreeding depression; Microsatellites; Reproductive strategy; Seed abortion; Sibling rivalry

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; BAT; BROOD SIZE; DICOTYLEDON; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; OUTCROSSING; SAMPLING; SEED SET;

CARYOCAR BRASILIENSE; CARYOCARACEAE;

EID: 73349085941     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B09-054     Document Type: Article

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