Early reproductive failure increases nectar production and pollination success of late flowers in south Andean Alstroemeria aurea

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 235-241

  Ladio, Ana H ^a   Aizen, Marcelo A ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alstroemeria aurea; Late opening flowers; Nectar secretion; Ovary reserve; Pollination

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

ALSTROEMERIA AUREA;

EID: 0032809193     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050853     Document Type: Article

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