Reflection of near-ultraviolet radiation from flowers of Australian native plants

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 473-488

  Dyer, Adrian G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILLENIACEAE; HIBBERTIA OBTUSIFOLIA; INSECTA;

FLOWER COLOUR; FLOWER SIZE; FLOWER SYMMETRY; INSECT VISITOR; NEAR ULTRAVIOLET; PLANT; RADIATION REFLECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029661026     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT9960473     Document Type: Article

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