Insect preference for symmetrical artificial flowers

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-42

  Moller A P ^a   Sorci, G ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Fluctuating asymmetry; Plant sexual selection; Pollinator rewards

Indexed keywords

FLOWER PREFERENCE; FLOWER SYMMETRY; POLLINATOR;

COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031892317     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050417     Document Type: Article

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