The effects of a bumble bee nectar robber on plant reproductive success and pollinator behavior

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1960-1965

  Maloof, Joan E ^a,b  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus; Community ecology; Corydalis; Flight distances; Nectar robbing; Outcrossing; Robbers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012373582     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558423     Document Type: Article

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