The relationship between floral nectar composition and visitors in Lycium (Solanaceae) from Argentina and Chile: What does it reflect?

Flora

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-314

  Galetto, Leonardo ^a   Bernardello, Gabriel ^a   Sosa, Claudio A ^b  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^b Ctro de Invest Entomologicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Flower structure; Hummingbirds; Insects; Lycium; Pollination; Sugar nectar composition

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLOWER; MORPHOLOGY; NECTAR; POLLINATOR;

ARGENTINA; CHILE;

ANTHOPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NYMPHALIDAE; SOLANACEAE; SYRPHIDAE; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0031926934     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30851-4     Document Type: Article

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