Pollen digestion by Darwin's finches and its importance for early breeding

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 489-499

  Grant, B Rosemary ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Darwin's finches; Early breeding; Geospiza fortis; Geospiza scandens; Nectar feeding; Opuntia echios; Pollen digestion; Pollen feeding

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; AVES; CACTACEAE; DAPHNE; FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA FORTIS; GEOSPIZA SCANDENS; METATHERIA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA ECHIOS; PYRUS COMMUNIS; VERTEBRATA;

CACTUS FINCH; MEDIUM GROUND FINCH; NECTAR FEEDING; POLLEN DIGESTION; POLLEN FEEDING; PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS;

PACIFIC, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ISLA DAPHNE MAJOR;

EID: 0030404488     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265624     Document Type: Article

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