Sex allocation and functional bias of quaternary and quinary flowers on same inflorescence in the hermaphrodite Ruta graveolens

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 449-454

  Tang, Jing Yu ^a   Ren, Ming Xun ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Floral merosity; Inflorescence structure; Mating system; Pollen ovule ratio; Pollination; Protandry; Stamen movement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DISPERSAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLORAL TRAIT; HERB; HERMAPHRODITE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PROTANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

RUTA GRAVEOLENS; RUTACEAE;

EID: 80052084393     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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