A nodding capitulum enhances the reproductive success of Cremanthodium campanulatum (Asteraceae) at high elevations in the Sino-Himalayan Mountains

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 487-494

  Chen, Jianguo ^a,b   Yang, Yang ^a   Zhang, Zhiqiang ^a   Niu, Yang ^a   Sun, Hang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

achene production; alpine habitats; flower orientation; nodding capitulum; pollen viability; pollinator attractiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885080243     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2012.702793     Document Type: Article

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