Among-individual variation in pollen limitation and inbreeding depression in a mixed-mating shrub

Annals of Botany

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 999-1008

  González Varo, Juan P ^a   Traveset, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

family level; Inbreeding depression; mixed mating systems; Myrtus communis; pollen limitation; progeny performance; seed number seed size trade off; seed production

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT PRODUCTION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MULTIPLE MATING; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SIZE; SHRUB;

ARTICLE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INBREEDING; MYRTLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN;

FRUIT; INBREEDING; MYRTUS; POLLEN; SEEDS;

MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 78649571041     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq200     Document Type: Article

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