The effect of small population size on the mating system of a rare clonal mallee, Eucalyptus argutifolia (Myrtaceae)

Heredity

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 252-260

  Kennington, W Jason ^a   James, Sidney H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; hybridization; inbreeding depression; outcrossing rate; seed abortion; self fertilization

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS ARGUTIFOLIA; MYRTACEAE;

CLONAL PLANT; MALLEE; MATING SYSTEM; OUTCROSSING RATE; POPULATION SIZE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 85047677224     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.39     Document Type: Article

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