Altitudinal variation in the reproductive performance of the Mediterranean shrub Rhamnus lycioides L.

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 330-336

  Gulías, Javier ^a   Traveset, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

ambophily; fruit set; Mediterranean vegetation; pollen limitation; reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; HEXAPODA; RHAMNACEAE; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS LYCIOIDES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84863893989     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtr047     Document Type: Article

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