Hummingbird and bee pollination of Penstemon pseudospectabilis

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-106

  Lange, Ronald S ^a   Scott, Peter E ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Breeding system; Halictid bee; Hummingbird; Nectar production rate; Penstemon pseudospectabilis; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIRD; FLOWER; POLLINATION;

ARIZONA; CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; AVES; COROLLA; HALICTIDAE; PENSTEMON PSEUDOSPECTABILIS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0033120125     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997285     Document Type: Article

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