The generalist pollination system and reproductive success of Calluna vulgaris in the Upper Ardenne

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1843-1851

  Mahy, Grégory ^a   De Sloover, Jacques ^a   Jacquemart, Anne Laure ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Insects; Pollinator visitation; Reproductive success; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

BUMBLE BEE; HONEYBEE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

GENERALIST; INSECT; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WIND;

ARDENNES; BELGIUM;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0032469018     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-76-11-1843     Document Type: Article

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