Evolution and biogeography of alpine apomictic plants

Taxon

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 390-402

  Hörandl, Elvira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Breeding systems; Colonization; European Alps; Geographical parthenogenesis; Hybridization; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; APOMIXIS; APOPTOSIS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE VARIATION; COLONIZATION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GROWING SEASON; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; PARTHENOGENESIS; POLYPLOIDY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SURVEY; TAXONOMY;

ALPS;

EID: 79955422148     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.602009     Document Type: Article

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