Comparative studies on plant range size: Linking reproductive and regenerative traits in two Ipomoea species

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 454-462

  Astegiano, Julia ^a   Funes, Guillermo ^a   Galetto, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Autonomous self pollination ability; Ecological specialization to pollinators; Rarity commonness; Seed bank; Seed production

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECUNDITY; FLOWER VISITING; HERB; PERSISTENCE; POLLINATOR; RANGE SIZE; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CONVOLVULACEAE; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA PURPUREA;

EID: 77956470877     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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