Floral symmetry and nectar guides: Ontogenetic constraints from floral development, colour pattern rules and functional significance

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-377

  Dafni, Amots ^a   Kevan, Peter G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

bees; flower shape; scanning behaviour

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA;

EID: 0030468657     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bojl.1996.0019     Document Type: Article

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