Thermal biology and foraging responses of insect pollinators to the forest floor irradiance mosaic

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 601-611

  Herrera, C M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; FOREST FLOOR; INSECT POLLINATOR; IRRADIANCE MOSAIC; LAVENDER; POLLINATION; THERMAL BIOLOGY;

SPAIN;

DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LAMIATAE; LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0030617839     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545623     Document Type: Article

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