The role of an avian nectar robber and of Hummingbird pollinators in the reproduction of two plant species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-127

  Arizmendi, M C ^a   Dominguez C A ^a   Dirzo, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diglossa baritula; Fuchsia microphylla; Hummingbirds; Nectar robbery; Pollination efficiency; Salvia mexicana

Indexed keywords

DIGLOSSA BARITULA; FUCHSIA MICROPHYLLA; SALVIA MEXICANA; THRAUPIDAE; TROCHILIDAE;

HUMMINGBIRD; NECTAR ROBBER; POLLINATION EFFICIENCY; SLATY FLOWER-PIERCER;

EID: 0029668083     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390270     Document Type: Article

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