Pollen viability and longevity: Practical, ecological and evolutionary implications

Amots Dafni1, David H. Firmage2
1Laboratory of Pollination Ecology, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
2Department of Biology, Colby College, Waterville, USA

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