Implications of the reproductive biology of the narrow endemic Naufraga balearica (Apiaceae) for its conservation status

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 581-596

  Cursach, Joana ^a   Rita, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Dichogamy; Mating system; Pollination; Reproductive success; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

APIACEAE; NAUFRAGA BALEARICA;

EID: 84857368320     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0568-2     Document Type: Article

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