Unravelling the role of mate density and sex ratio in competition for pollen

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-227

  Bianchi, Felix J J A ^a   Cunningham, Saul A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATE LOCATION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84855934835     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19842.x     Document Type: Article

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