Floral herbivory, floral phenology, visitation rate, and fruit set in Anaxagorea crassipetala (Annonaceae), a lowland rain forest tree of Costa Rica

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 228-235

  Armstrong, Joseph E ^a   Marsh, David ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annonaceae; Beetle pollination; Cantharophily; Floral herbivory; Fruit set; Phenology

Indexed keywords

FLOWER PRODUCTION; FLOWER VISITING; FLOWERING PHENOLOGY; INSECT VISITATION; RAINFOREST TREE;

COSTA RICA;

ANAXAGOREA; ANAXAGOREA CRASSIPETALA; ANNONACEAE; COLEOPTERA; COROLLA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYRIONYX; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; INSECTA; NITIDULIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0030761102     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2996610     Document Type: Article

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