Article
Relative impact of mate versus pollinator availability on pollen limitation and outcrossing rates in a mass-flowering species.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Jan 2015
Delmas C E L, Escaravage N, Cheptou P-O, Charrier O, Ruzafa S, Winterton P, Pornon A
Abstract excerpt
Plant mating systems are driven by several pre-pollination factors, including pollinator availability, mate availability and reproductive traits. We investigated the relative contributions of these factors to pollination and to realized outcrossing rates in the patchily distributed mass-flowering shrub Rhododendron ferrugineum. We jointly monitored pollen limitation (comparing seed set from intact and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.