Heterostyly promotes disassortative pollination and reduces sexual interference in Darwin's primroses: Evidence from experimental studies

Functional Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1413-1425

  Keller, Barbara ^a   Thomson, James D ^b   Conti, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Primula; Breeding system; Distyly; Floral polymorphism; Gamete wastage; Male and female functions; Outcrossing; Plant insect interaction; Reciprocal herkogamy; Selfing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908885363     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12274     Document Type: Article

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