Variation in the timing of autonomous selfing among populations that differ in flower size, time to reproductive maturity, and climate

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1894-1902

  Elle, Elizabeth ^a   Gillespie, Sandra ^b   Guindre Parker, Sarah ^c   Parachnowitsch, Amy L ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Collinsia parviflora; Delayed selfing; Flower morphology; Phenology; Plantaginaceae; Prior selfing

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EPHEMERAL LAKE; FITNESS; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; MATURATION; MOISTURE; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEED PRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURITY;

COLLINSIA; COLLINSIA PARVIFLORA; ORA; PLANTAGINACEAE;

EID: 78249253018     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000223     Document Type: Article

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