Floral display, pollinator visitation and reproductive success in the dioecious perennial herb Wurmbea dioica (Liliaceae)

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 93-101

  Vaughton, Glenda ^a,c   Ramsey, Mike ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Floral evolution; Pollination; Reproduction; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

FLORAL MORPHOLOGY; POLLINATOR VISITATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

WACHENDORFIA;

EID: 0031812832     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050495     Document Type: Article

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