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optimal outcrossing distance — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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optimal outcrossing distance

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Knowledge graph centered on optimal outcrossing distance with 63 nodes and 138 connections. Top connected: Hummingbird, Bombus, Ipomopsis, Delphinium, I. aggregata.

Definition

Distance range that maximizes pollen fertilization success and offspring survival

Publications (3)

Interpopulation variation and optimal mating in the perennial herb, Polemonium brandegeei

2024primary focus

Foraging efficiency and size matching in a plant-pollinator communitiy: the importance of sugar content and tongue length

2019Ecology lettersframework

Spatial genetic heterogeneity in a population of the montane perennial plant Delphinium nelsonii

1987Heredityframework

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volatile organic compounds

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