Spatial variation in selection in a plant-pollinator system in the wadis of Sinai, Egypt

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 479-487

  Gilbert, Francis ^a   Willmer, Pat ^b   Semida, Fayez ^c   Ghazoul, Jaboury ^b   Zalat, Samy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Floral morphology; Foraging; Phenotypic selection; Pollination; Solitary bees

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; NECTAR; PHENOTYPIC SELECTION; POLLINATION; SEED SET;

EGYPT, SINAI;

ALKANNA ORIENTALIS; ANTHOPHORA PAUPERATA; ANTHOPHORIDAE; BORAGINACEAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030300988     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333724     Document Type: Article

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