Pollination of Moronobea coccinea (Clusiaceae) by the Golden-winged Parakeet in the central Amazon

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 692-696

  Vicentini, Alberto ^a   Fischer, Erich A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon forest; Bird pollination; Brazil; Brotogeris; Clusiaceae; Moronobea; Parrots

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARATINGA; AVES; BROTOGERIS; CLUSIACEAE; COCCOIDEA; MORONOBEA; MORONOBEA COCCINEA; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0033499949     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00419.x     Document Type: Article

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