Sex differential nectar secretion in protandrous Alstroemeria aurea (Alstroemeriaceae): Is production altered by pollen removal and receipt?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-252

  Aizen, Marcelo A ^a   Basilio, Alicia ^b  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alstroemeria aurea; Alstroemeriaceae; Bumble bees; Male and female functions; Nectar secretion; Plasticity; Pollen removal and deposition; Protandry

Indexed keywords

FLOWER VISITING; NECTAR; SECRETION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALSTROEMERIA AUREA;

EID: 0032228999     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446312     Document Type: Article

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