Effects of habitat, plant size, and floral display on male and female reproductive success of the neotropical orchid Brassavola nodosa

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-41

  Murren, Courtney J ^a,b   Ellison, Aaron M ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassavola nodasa; Epiphytes; Mangroves; Orchids; Path analysis; Pollination; Resource limitation; Rhizophora mangle

Indexed keywords

BRASSAVOLA; BRASSAVOLA NODOSA; ORCHIDACEAE; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EPIPHYTE; FLORAL DISPLAY; PLANT SIZE; RED MANGROVE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

BELIZE, PETER DOUGLAS CAY;

EID: 0029750334     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2388769     Document Type: Article

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