Reproductive biology of woody species in Caatinga, a dry forest of northeastern Brazil

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1374-1380

  Virgínia de Lima Leite, Ana ^a   Machado, Isabel Cristina ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Fruit flower ratio; Gynodioecy; Late acting self incompatibility; Pollen tube growth; Seed ovule ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CAATINGA; DICOTYLEDON; DIOECY; DRY FOREST; FRUIT SET; GENE FLOW; GYNODIOECY; HERMAPHRODITE; LONGEVITY; PHENOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; WOODY PLANT;

MAYTENUS; SAPOTACEAE; SIDEROXYLON OBTUSIFOLIUM;

EID: 77956230930     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.029     Document Type: Article

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