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Biparental Inbreeding Depression in the Self-Incompatible Annual Plant Gaillardia pulchella (Asteraceae)
Author(s): J. S. Heywood
Month: May
Year: 1993
Journal: American Journal of Botany
Volume: 80
Issue: 5
Pages: 545-550
Article Topic(s): Pollination,Genetics,Seed increase
Research Setting(s): Greenhouse
Species Referenced: Gaillardia pulchella (Indian blanket),
Abstract
Investigates the effects of inbreeding in Gaillardia pulchella, an obligate outcrosser. Inbred plants had lower survivorship, greater morphological abnormalities, and slower growth than non-inbred plants. The effects of inbreeding were not dependent on resource availability.Suggested Citation
J. S. Heywood. "Biparental Inbreeding Depression in the Self-Incompatible Annual Plant Gaillardia pulchella (Asteraceae)." American Journal of Botany 80.5 (1993): 545-550.Go back