Reproductive ecology of the basal angiosperm Trithuria submersa (Hydatellaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 909-920

  Taylor, MacKenzie L ^a   MacFarlane, Terry D ^b   Williams, Joseph H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autogamy; basal angiosperm; delayed self pollination; Hydatellaceae; Nymphaeales; reproductive assurance; reproductive timing; stigma receptivity; Trithuria submersa; wind pollination

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; DICOTYLEDON; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED SET; WETLAND;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SELF FERTILIZATION;

ANGIOSPERMS; BREEDING; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SELF-FERTILIZATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

HEXAPODA; HYDATELLACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NYMPHAEACEAE; NYMPHAEALES; TRITHURIA; TRITHURIA SUBMERSA;

EID: 78649592054     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq198     Document Type: Article

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