The ecology of pollen limitation in buzz-pollinated Rhexia virginica (Melastomataceae)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-381

  Larson, Brendon M H ^a   Barrett, Spencer C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bumblebee; Insufficient pollination; Pollen removal; Poricidal anthers; Reproductive ecology

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS IMPATIENS; CANADA; ECOLOGY; FLOWERING; PLANT ANIMAL INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

FERTILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; POLLEN;

CANADA;

BOMBUS IMPATIENS; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; RHEXIA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0033051011     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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