A new pollination system: Dung-beetle pollination discovered in Orchidantha inouei (Lowiaceae, Zingiberales) in Sarawak, Malaysia

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-61

  Sakai, S ^a   Inoue, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deceit pollination; Dung beetle; Lowiaceae; Mixed dipterocarp forest; Sarawak; Zingiberales

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; ZOOPHILY;

MALAYSIA; SARAWAK;

APOIDEA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; LOWIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ONTHOPHAGUS; ORCHIDANTHA INOUEI; SCARABAEIDAE; ZINGIBERALES;

EID: 0033301938     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656954     Document Type: Article

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