The evolution of ovule number and flower size in wind-pollinated plants

American Naturalist

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-257

  Friedman, Jannice ^a   Barrett, Spencer C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flower size; Ovule number; Pollen limitation; Pollen capture efficiency; Resource allocation; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POLLEN LIMITATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED PRODUCTION; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; OVULE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; STATISTICS; WIND;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; GENETIC FITNESS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVULE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SEEDS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; WIND;

ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 79751520904     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657954     Document Type: Article

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