Beetle pollination and floral thermogenicity in Magnolia tamaulipana (Magnoliaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-71

  Dieringer, Gregg ^a   Cabrera, R Leticia ^a   Lara, Manuel ^b   Loya, Larisa ^b   Reyes Castillo, Pedro ^c  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cloud forest; Cyclocephala; Floral thermogenicity; Magnolia; Mexico; Pollination; Reproductive biology

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; FLOWER; POLLINATION;

COLEOPTERA; CYCLOCEPHALA CAELESTIS; MAGNOLIA TAMAULIPANA; MYRMECOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0033005737     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314099     Document Type: Article

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