The Moegistorhynchus longirostris (Diptera: Nemestrinidae) pollination guild: Long-tubed flowers and a specialized long-proboscid fly pollination system in southern Africa

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 206, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 51-69

  Manning, John C ^a   Goldblatt, Peter ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Iridaceae, Geraniaceae, Diptera: Nemestrinidae, Moegistorhynchus longirostris; Keystone species, pollination guild

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; GERANIACEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; IRIDACEAE; MOEGISTORHYNCHUS; MOEGISTORHYNCHUS LONGIROSTRIS; NEMESTRINIDAE; ORCHIDACEAE; PHILOLICHE; PHILOLICHE ROSTRATA; ROSTRATA; TABANIDAE; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0030925181     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00987941     Document Type: Article

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