Drivers of pollen limitation: macroecological interactions between breeding system, rarity, and diversity

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-180

  Vamosi, Jana C ^a   Steets, Janette A ^b   Ashman, Tia Lynn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

endemism; genetic diversity; plant pollinator interactions; pollen limitation; species diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879177395     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2013.769130     Document Type: Article

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