Is Echeveria gibbiflora (Crassulaceae) fecundity limited by pollen availability? An experimental study

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 591-595

  Parra Tabla, V ^a   Vargas, C F ^b   Eguiarte, L E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Female fecundity; Hummingbird pollination; Mexico; Pollen limitation; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FRUIT SET; POLLEN; SEED SET; SHRUB;

MEXICO;

ANIMALIA; CRASSULACEAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; ECHEVERIA; ECHEVERIA GIBBIFLORA;

EID: 0031688792     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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