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Herkogamy and mating patterns in the self-compatible daffodil Narcissus longispathus.
Annals of botany - 1 Jun 2005
Medrano Mónica, Herrera Carlos M, Barrett Spencer C H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Floral design in self-compatible plants can influence mating patterns. This study investigated Narcissus longispathus, a self-compatible bee-pollinated species with wide variation in anther-stigma separation (herkogamy), to determine the relationship between variation in this floral trait and the relative amounts of cross- and self-fertilization. METHODS: Anther-stigma separation was measured...
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