The pollination ecology of buzz-pollinated Rhexia virginica (Melastomataceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 502-511

  Larson, B M H ^a   Barrett, S C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bumble bee behavior; Floral color change; Melastomataceae; Phenology; Pollen limitation; Rhexia virginica; Specialization

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; POLLINATION; ZOOPHILY;

CANADA; MUSKOKA; ONTARIO;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELASTOMATACEAE; RHEXIA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0033301726     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656811     Document Type: Article

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