Reproductive success and pollen dispersal in urban populations of an insect-pollinated hay-meadow herb

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-29

  Van Rossum, Fabienne ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Centaurea jacea; Connectivity; Fluorescent dye; Population size; Seed production; Urban parks

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENE FLOW; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERB; MEADOW; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

BELGIUM; BRUSSELS [BELGIUM];

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA JACEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 75849143118     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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