Nectar Sugars in Proteaceae: Patterns and Processes

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 489-504

  Nicolson, Susan W ^a   Van Wyk, Ben Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENANTHOS; BANKSIA; BRABEJUM; DRYANDRA; FAUREA; GREVILLEA; HAKES; LAMBERTIA; LEUCOSPERMUM; MACADAMIA; MIMETES; OROTHAMNUS; PARANOMUS; PROTEA; STENOCARPUS; TELOPEA;

EID: 0031789453     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97039     Document Type: Article

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