Reproductive ecology in the endemic primula apennina widmer (primulaceae)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 353-361

  Fisogni, A ^a   Cristofolini, G ^a   Podda, L ^a   Galloni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distyly; Endemism; Female fitness; Pollen limitation; Pollination

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; MACROGLOSSUM STELLATARUM; PRIMULA APENNINA; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 79960660474     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2011.563514     Document Type: Article

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