Pollen:ovule ratio and its relationship with other floral traits in Papilionoideae (Leguminosae): An evaluation with Argentine species

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Etcheverry, A V ^a   Aleman M M ^a   Figueroa Fleming, T ^a   Lopez Spahr D ^a   Gomez C A ^a   Yanez C ^a   Figueroa Castro, D M ^b   Ortega Baes, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^b BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Floral rewards; Flower size; Leguminosae; Pollen presentation; Pollination mechanism

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; FLORAL TRAIT; LEGUME; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; TAXONOMY;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FABACEAE; FERTILIZATION; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; NECTAR; OVULE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

ARGENTINA; FABACEAE; FERTILIZATION; FLOWERS; OVULE; PLANT NECTAR; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

ARGENTINA;

FABACEAE; PAPILIONOIDEAE;

EID: 82955248131     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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