Nectar robbing in Ipomopsis aggregata: Effects on pollinator behavior and plant fitness

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 519-527

  Irwin, Rebecca E ^a,b   Brody, Alison K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bumblebees; Cheating behavior; Hummingbirds; Ipomopsis aggregata; Nectar robbery

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NECTAR; PLANT; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

UNITED STATES;

IPOMOPSIS AGGREGATA;

EID: 0031770875     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050617     Document Type: Article

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