Stamen movements in flowers of Opuntia (Cactaceae) favour oligolectic pollinators

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 204, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 179-193

  Schlindwein, Clemens ^a,b   Wittmann, Dieter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

bees; Cactaceae; effective pollinators; oligolecty; Opuntia; Apoidea; Pollination; stamen movements

Indexed keywords

ANTHOPHORIDAE; APOIDEA; CACTACEAE; COLLETIDAE; LITHURGUS; MEGACHILIDAE; OPUNTIA;

EID: 0030967694     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00989204     Document Type: Article

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